Metacinnabar Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Metacinnabar Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

HgS

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 232.66 gm

Mercury 86.22 % Hg

Sulfur 13.78 % S

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

HgS

Help on Environment: Environment:

Found with cinnabar in mercury deposits formed in near-surface, under low-temperature conditions.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1870

Help on Locality: Locality:

Redington mine, Knoxville, Hapa Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

From the Greek meta and cinnabar (similar chemical composition and association with cinnabar).

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Metacinnabar + Pronunciation Say METACINNABAR

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

Guadalcazarite(Zn)

ICSD 24094

Kittlite - Se-bearing metacinnabar

Onofrite(Se)

PDF 6-261

Saukovite(Cd)

Metacinnabar Image

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Metacinnabar Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.853, Z = 4; V = 200.51 Den(Calc)= 7.71

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Isometric - HextetrahedralH-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: F43m

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 3.38(1), 2.068(0.55), 1.7644(0.45),

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Physical Properties of Metacinnabar

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

None

Help on Color: Color:

Black, Gray black.

Help on Density: Density:

7.7 - 7.8, Average = 7.75

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Help on Luminescence: Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Help on Magnetism: Magnetism:

Nonmagnetic

Help on Streak: Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Metacinnabar

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism:

Very weak, occasionally.

Help on RL Color: RL Color:

Grayish white.

Help on RL Pleochroism: RL Pleochroism:

Weak, occasionally.

Calculated Properties of Metacinnabar

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.36 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Metacinnabar =7.71 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.26
Boson Index = 0.74

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEMetacinnabar =1,479.61 barns/electron
U=PEMetacinnabar x rElectron Density=9,414.31 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Metacinnabar is Not Radioactive

Metacinnabar Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

02.08.02.03 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1

(02.08.02)Sphalerite Group (Isometric: F4-3m)

02.08.02.01 Sphalerite (Zn,Fe)S F43m 4 3m

02.08.02.02 Stilleite ZnSe F43m 4 3m

02.08.02.03 Metacinnabar HgS F43m 4 3m

02.08.02.04 Tiemannite HgSe F43m 4 3m

02.08.02.05 Coloradoite HgTe F43m 4 3m

02.08.02.06 Hawleyite CdS F43m 4 3m

02.08.02.07 Rudashevskyite! (Fe,Zn)S F43m 4 3m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

02.CB.05a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar)

02.CB -With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, Au, etc

02.CB.05a Hawleyite CdS F43m 4 3m

02.CB.05a Coloradoite HgTe F43m 4 3m

02.CB.05a Metacinnabar HgS F43m 4 3m

02.CB.05a Sphalerite (Zn,Fe)S F43m 4 3m

02.CB.05a Tiemannite HgSe F43m 4 3m

02.CB.05a Stilleite ZnSe F43m 4 3m

02.CB.05a Rudashevskyite! (Fe,Zn)S F43m 4 3m

Other Metacinnabar Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Metacinnabar :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
13 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Metacinnabar

HgS
Dana No: 02.08.02.03 Strunz No: 02.CB.05a
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