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Mercury I - Elements

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Name		Mercury
Chemistry		Hg
Hardness		-
Lustre		metallic
Colour		tin white or grey white
Streak		-
Density [g/cm3]		13.6
Crystal habit		-
Cleavage, Fracture		-
other characteristics and occurrences		liquid at room temperature secondary mineral resulting from the oxidation of cinnabar (HgS) deposits

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