Coccinite

coccinite

mercury

iodide

Lichtenberg

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Formula: HgI2
Iodide of mercury
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Specific gravity:
Hardness: 2
Streak: Red
Colour: Orange-red, deep red
Environments

Sedimentary environments
Fires

Localities

At the Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany, Coccinite is a sublimation product from burning pyritic slate (Mindat).
Coccinite from Lichtenberg

The type locality is "Casas Viejas", Mexico, but there is no designated type material.

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