Terlinguaite is the naturally occurring mineral form of
Mercury oxychloride formula Hg2ClO. It is formed by the weathering of other mercury containing minerals. Discovered in 1900 in the
Terlingua District of
Brewster County, Texas for which it is named. Its color is yellow, greenish yellow, brown or olive green.
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General Information:

Chemical Formula:
Hg+Hg++ClO

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 452.63 gm)
Mercury 88.63 %
HgChlorine 7.83 %
ClOxygen 3.53 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
HgHgClO

Environment:
Oxidized portions of mercury deposits.

Locality:
Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA.

Name Origin:
Named after its locality.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[101] Perfect

Color:
yellow, greenish yellow, brown, or olive green.

Density:
8.7

Diaphaniety:
Transparent to translucent

Habits:
Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face., Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).,

Hardness:
2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite

Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.

Luster:
Adamantine

Streak:
light yellow
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