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∙ 14y agoYes, mercury is a mineral, and in fact, after cinnabar, it is the main ore of mercury. The ancient mercury mines of Spain were said to be so rich that silvery liquid mercury oozed out of the rock when pierced by a pickaxe, and the miners occasionally worked ankle deep in mercury.
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∙ 11y agoMany minerals contain mercury, but cinnabar is the common ore of mercury. It is mercury (II) sulfide, HgS, which is a red mineral. Refer to the related link for information about other minerals containing mercury.
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∙ 11y agono its not a mineral
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Is liquid mercury a mineral?
maybe
What is a hazardous mineral fiber found in building materials?
it is mercury because mercury is the most hazardous mineral fiber
What mineral is used to make thermometers?
mercury
What is a Mineral that consists of mercury and silver?
Amalgam
What is ore cinnabar?
Cinnabar is a mercury mineral - HgS.
What mineral is liquid at room temperature and is used in thermometers?
Mercury
What mineral makes up a thermometer?
the red part in a thermometer is mercury.
Does mercury have any landslides?
Land...or both? mineral?
Is a mercury minerals or a rock?
Mercury is neither a mineral nor a rock- it is a metal. Just happens to be liquid at room temperature.
What is the source of Mercury element?
power plants fueled by fossil fuels
Which minerals dissolve in water?
Rock salt is a mineral that is easily soluble in room temperature water.
Where does mercury in thermometers come from?
Mercury comes from several types of mineral deposits world wide, but the most common type of mineral is called cinnabar. Cinnabar is mercury chemically bound to sulfur, i.e. HgS. Heating this mineral causes the sulfur to combine with oxygen creating sulfur dioxide, SO2, as a gas. (The gas is now considered a pollutant.) What remains is the mercury. Although mercury is a relatively rare element, there are dozens of sites around the world where it is actively mined.
