Compare Minerals

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Mineral A

Mineral B

Deanesmithite

Name

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Hg¹⁺₂Hg²⁺₃S₂O(CrO₄)

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Chromates

Chemical class

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Triclinic

Crystal system

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Mohs hardness

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8.06

Specific gravity

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Less intense red-orange

Streak

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Adamantine

Luster

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Good on {110}; fair on {001}

Cleavage

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P-1

Space group

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Structural group

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Dsh · Approved

IMA

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1991

Named in

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Red-orange; dark bluish gray to pale gray with bright yellow-orange internal reflections in reflected light

Typical colors

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Hg · S · O · Cr

Elements

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