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Hazen, R. M., Golden, J., Downs, R. T., Hystad, G., Grew, E. S., Azzolini, D., Sverjensky, D. A. (2012) Mercury (Hg) mineral evolution: A mineralogical record of supercontinent assembly, changing ocean geochemistry, and the emerging terrestrial biosphere. American Mineralogist, 97 (7) 1013-1042 doi:10.2138/am.2012.3922 Journal (article/letter/editorial)
species exemplify principles of mineral evolution. Metacinnabar (HgS) and native Hg are the only two species...other Hg halide-sulfides, and HgS4 tetrahedra in metacinnabar and hypercinnabar (the wurtzite and sphalerite...Hypercinnabar HgS KG02, ZA02, US-CA01, US-NV06 2900 0 Metacinnabar HgS >220 known localities: AT02, AT05, GE01...systems of _west_-central California. This important mining district, including the New Almadén mine in Santa...Santa Clara County and the New Idria mine in San Benito County (two of the world’s largest mercury producers)
Pracejus, Bernhard - Ed. (2014) The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope (2nd ed.) Elsevier. doi:10.1016/c2012-0-01360-9 Book (edition)
internal reflection (cinnabar intergrowth?) Metacinnabar Reflection Colour & Ø Reflectance Pleochroism... Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co.,...(red internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach);...(greenish grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL B Same sample