Wattersite

Chromate mineral

Wattersite is a rare mercury mineral with the formula Hg +2Cr It occurs in association with native mercury and cinnabar serpentinite It was first described from Clear Creek claim, San Benito County , California It was named to honor Californian mineral collector Lucius "Lu" Watters

Identification

Color of mineral

Red

Brown

Black

Mohs scale ( mineral hardness )

4.5

The streak

Red

Density ( specific gravity )

2.44

2.7

Luster ( interacts light )

Metallic

Crystal ( diaphaneity )

Monoclinic