Quecksilber Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Quecksilber

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Quecksilber and folklore and metaphysical beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name, the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of synonyms.

Minerals matching Quecksilber in the database: Iodquecksilber Quecksilber Quecksilberfahlerz Selenquecksilber

Mineralogical Reference

Quecksilber

Mineral	Quecksilber
Synonym	Mercury

Mercury (synonym)

Mineral	MERCURY
Chemistry	Hg
Class	Elements
Uses	Minor ore of mercury, electrical switches, thermometers
Color	Grey
Luster	Metallic
Transparency	opaque.
CrystalSystem	Trigonal
CrystalHabits	spherical droplets, or pools of mercury liquid.
Fracture	does not apply
Streak	Could not be powdered
Characteristics	Mercury is a liquid! It also expans at a constant rate with a rise in temperature.
Occurences	include Almaden, Spain; Idrija, former Yugoslavia; Italy; California, Oregon, Texas, and Arkansas, USA.
Indicators	its a liquid!
DensityNote	very dense
IMAStatus	Not Published
Synonyms	Mercurio Mercurio Nativo Native Mercury Quecksilber Quicksilver
Warning	Toxic vapoursstore under cover
Strunz	1/A.02-10 1 : Elements A : Metallic and intermetallic compoundsCarbidesNitridesPhosphides and Silicides 02 : Mercury and Amalgam series