Terlinguaite
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Terlinguaite is the naturally occurring mineral form of mercury oxychloride with formula Hg
2Cl
O
. 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.
Mercury (element)
Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is also known as quicksilver or hydrargyrum...
2Cl
Chlorine
Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. It is the second lightest halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. The element forms diatomic molecules under standard conditions, called dichlorine...
O
Oxygen
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition...
. It is formed by the weathering of other mercury
Mercury (element)
Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is also known as quicksilver or hydrargyrum...
-containing minerals. Discovered in 1900 in the Terlingua
Terlingua, Texas
Terlingua is a mining district in southwestern Brewster County, Texas, United States. It is located near the Rio Grande and the Texas villages of Lajitas and Study Butte, Texas,as well as the Mexican village of Santa Elena. The discovery of cinnabar, from which the metal mercury is extracted, in...
District of Brewster County, Texas for which it is named. Its color is yellow, greenish yellow, brown or olive green.