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Native Mercury & Cinnabar

ex. R. Feigl
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Socrates Mine, Castle Rock Springs, Sonoma County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 0.3 cm
Description

Metallic drops of native mercury on dark red cinnabar from socrates mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mercury

Formula: 
Hg
Strunz: 
1.AD.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Tin white

Cinnabar

Formula: 
HgS
Strunz: 
2.CD.15a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5