Facts
- Symbol
- Hg
- Atomic number
- 80
- Atomic mass
- 200.6 u
- Minerals
- 99
- Period
- 6
- Group
- 12
- Block
- d
- Melting point
- -38.8 °C
- Boiling point
- 674.1 °C
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), IMA list of minerals via Wikidata · Wikidata Q925
Minerals containing this element · 99
| Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system | Mohs hardness | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktashite | Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Alexearlite | Hg₃(MoO₄)S₂ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Andreadiniite | CuHgAg₇Pb₇Sb₂₄S₄₈ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Arsiccioite | AgHg₂TlAs₂S₆ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Artsmithite | (Hg+₂)₂Al(PO₄)₁.₇₄(OH)₁.₇₈ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Arzakite | Hg₃S₂Br₂ | Monoclinic | — | 6.74 g/cm³ |
| Atheneite | Pd₂As₀.₇₅Hg₀.₂₅ | Hexagonal | 5.0 | 10.20 g/cm³ |
| Aurihydrargyrumite | Au₆Hg₅ | Hexagonal | 2.5 | 16.09 g/cm³ |
| Aurivilliusite | Hg⁺Hg²⁺OI | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Balkanite | Ag₅Cu₉HgS₈ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Belendorffite | Cu₇Hg₆ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Brodtkorbite | Cu₂HgSe₂ | Monoclinic | — | 7.77 g/cm³ |
| Calomel | HgCl | Tetragonal | — | 6.92 g/cm³ |
| Capgaronnite | AgHgClS | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Christite | TlHgAsS₃ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Chursinite | (Hg+₂)₀.₅Hg²⁺(AsO₄) | — | — | — |
| Cinnabar | HgS | Trigonal | 2.3 | 8.10 g/cm³ |
| Clearcreekite | (Hg+₂)₁.₅(CO₃)(OH) * 2H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Coccinite | HgI₂ | Tetragonal | 2.0 | 5.89 g/cm³ |
| Coloradoite | HgTe | Cubic | — | 7.65 g/cm³ |
| Comancheite | Hg²⁺₅₅N³⁻₂₄(NH₂,OH)₄(Cl,Br)₃₄ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Corderoite | Hg²⁺₃S₂Cl₂ | Cubic | — | — |
| Daliranite | PbHgAs₂S₆ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Danielsite | (Cu,Ag)₁₄HgS₈ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Debattistiite | Ag₉Hg₀.₅As₆S₁₂Te₂ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Donharrisite | Ni₃HgS₃ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Edgarbaileyite | (Hg-Hg)₃Si₂O₇ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Eglestonite | ([Hg⁺]₂)₃OCl₃(OH) | Cubic | 2.5 | — |
| Eugenite | Ag₁₁Hg₂ | Cubic | — | — |
| Fettelite | [Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₁₀HgAs₂S₈] | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Gaildunningite | Hg²⁺₃[NHg²⁺₂]₁₈(Cl,I,OH,Br,S)₂₄ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Galkhaite | (Hg₅Cu)CsAs₄S₁₂ | — | — | — |
| Gianellaite | [(NHg₂)₂](SO₄)(H₂O)x | Cubic | — | — |
| Grumiplucite | HgBi₂S₄ | Monoclinic | — | 6.77 g/cm³ |
| Gruzdevite | Cu₆Hg₃Sb₄S₁₂ | Trigonal | — | 5.53 g/cm³ |
| Hakite-(Hg) | Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄Se₁₃ | — | — | — |
| Hanauerite | AgHgSI | Orthorhombic | — | 6.52 g/cm³ |
| Hanawaltite | Hg⁺₆Hg²⁺O₃Cl₂ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Hansblockite | (Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Hypercinnabar | HgS | Hexagonal | 3.0 | 7.38 g/cm³ |
| Iltisite | HgAgSCl | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Imiterite | Ag₂HgS₂ | Monoclinic | 2.5 | — |
| Jacutingaite | Pt₂HgSe₃ | Trigonal | — | 10.58 g/cm³ |
| Kadyrelite | [(Hg¹⁺)₂]₃OBr₃(OH) | Cubic | — | — |
| Kelyanite | (Hg+₂)₆Sb³⁺BrCl₂O₆ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Kenhsuite | Hg²⁺₃S₂Cl₂ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Kleinite | (Hg₂N)(Cl,SO₄)·nH₂O | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Kolymite | Cu₇Hg₆ | Cubic | 4.0 | 13.10 g/cm³ |
| Kuzminite | HgBr | Tetragonal | 1.5 | — |
| Kuznetsovite | (Hg+₂)Hg²⁺(AsO₄)Cl | Cubic | — | — |
| Laffittite | AgHgAsS₃ | Monoclinic | — | 5.84 g/cm³ |
| Lavrentievite | Hg²⁺₃S₂(Cl,Br)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Leadamalgam | Pb₀.₇Hg₀.₃ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Lechnerite | Ag₁₀Cu₄HgPb₃₃Sb₅₈S₁₂₈ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Livingstonite | HgSb₄S₆(S₂) | Monoclinic | — | 4.79 g/cm³ |
| Luanheite | Ag₃Hg | Hexagonal | 2.5 | 12.50 g/cm³ |
| Magnolite | Hg¹⁺₂Te⁴⁺O₃ | — | — | — |
| Marrucciite | Hg₃Pb₁₆Sb₁₈S₄₆ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Mazzettiite | Ag₃HgPbSbTe₅ | — | — | — |
| Mercury (native) | Hg | Trigonal | — | 13.60 g/cm³ |
Minerals named after it · 3
| Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system | Mohs hardness | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentotetrahedrite-(Hg) | — | Cubic | — | — |
| Aurihydrargyrumite | Au₆Hg₅ | Hexagonal | 2.5 | 16.09 g/cm³ |
| Tennantite-(Hg) | — | Cubic | — | — |