Schachnerite

General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
Ag1.1Hg0.9
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 299.19 gm)
Silver 39.66 % Ag
Mercury 60.34 % Hg
 Empirical Formula:
Ag1.1Hg0.9
 IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1972
 Name Origin:
Named for Doris Schachner (1904-1989), German mineralogist.
Physical Properties:
 Cleavage:
[???] Indistinct
 Color:
silver gray.
 Density:
13.5
 Diaphaniety:
Opaque
 Hardness:
2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite
 Luster:
Metallic
 Streak:
metallic
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