Tiemannite
A variety of Minerals
What is Tiemannite?
Tiemannite is a mineral, mercury selenide, formula HgSe. It occurs in hydrothermal veins associated with other selenides, or other mercury minerals such as cinnabar, and often with calcite. Discovered in 1855 in Germany, it is named after Johann Carl Wilhelm Tiemann (1848–1899).
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North ZoneCentral RidgeSouth Basin
Quick Facts
Physical Properties
- Color
- Steel-gray to black
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 2.5
- Streak
- Black
Chemical Properties
- Chemical Formula
- HgSe
- Elements
- Hg, Se
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