Properties
⛏ Mohs hardness3
💅🪙🍶🔪💎
A copper coin scratches it.
⚖ Density7.376 g/cm³
Very heavy
🔷 Cubic✏️ streak black
| Chemical formula | HgS |
|---|---|
| Elements | Hg, S |
| Crystal system | Cubic |
| Mohs hardness | 3 |
| Density | 7.376 g/cm³ |
| Streak | black |
| Color | — |
| IMA symbol | Mcin |
| Nickel–Strunz class | 2.CB.05a |
“—” means no reliable value in Wikidata yet. Check Mindat for full data.
Care & Handling
- 🪶 Soft, Scratches Easily Mohs 3: softer than a steel knife, so it scratches easily. Store it apart from harder stones.
🌍 Where it's found
Type locality (where it was first described): Redington mine, United States
Learn more
- Metacinnabar on Mindat.org
- Wikipedia article
- Wikidata item Q415961 (source of this page's data – you can correct it there)
IMA mineral species
3–4
Cubic
BlackGray
Soft, Scratches Easily