Compare Minerals

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Mineral A

Mineral B

Montroydite

Name

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HgO

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Oxides & Hydroxides

Chemical class

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Orthorhombic

Crystal system

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2.5

Mohs hardness

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11.23

Specific gravity

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Yellow-brown

Streak

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Vitreous to adamantine

Luster

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{001}, perfect

Cleavage

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Pnma

Space group

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Structural group

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Mtyd · Grandfathered

IMA

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1903

Named in

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Deep red, brownish red to brown; red-orange to pale yellow in transmitted light

Typical colors

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Hg · O

Elements

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