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Formula :HgS
Colour :Tint or shade of red
System :Trigonal
Lustre :Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Streak :Red-brown to scarlet
Hardness (Mohs):2 - 2
Tenacity:Sectile
Cleavage:Perfect
Fracture:Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal
Density:8.176 g/cm3
Industrial Uses :Principal ore of mercury. Used as a
cosmetic pigment in ancient times.
Cinnabar Identification Tips
Formula:CuFeS2
System:Tetragonal
Lustre:Metallic
Colour:Brass yellow, often with an iridescent
tarnish.
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Streak:Greenish black
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 4
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Poor/Indistinct
Fracture:Irregular/Uneven
Density:4.1 - 4.3 g/cm3
Industrial Uses:It is the principal ore of copper.
Identification Tips
Tenacity: Brittle
Cleavage: None Observed
Fracture:Conchoidal
Density :4.68 - 4.76 g/cm3
Industry Uses: Ilmenite is the most important ore of
the element titanium. It has recently surpassed
Rutile as the main ore mineral of that metal.
Ilmenite was once used as a minor ore of iron prior
to the discovery of titanium as an industrially
important metal.
Identification Tips
www.minerals.net
geology.com
www.mindat.org
nuansamasel.com
www.handbookofmineralogy.org
gemdat.org
Webmineral.com
Imperialrocklibrary.ac.uk