Color is bright silvery metallic.
Luster is metallic.
Transparency is opaque.
Crystal System does not apply
Crystal Habits spherical droplets, or pools of mercury liquid.
Cleavage does not apply
Fracture does not apply
Streak does not apply
Hardness does not apply
Specific Gravity is 13.5+ (very dense)
Associated Minerals are cinnabar, calomel, and other secondary mercury minerals.
Other Characteristics: Mercury is a liquid! It also expands at a constant rate with a rise in temperature.
Notable Occurrences include Almaden, Spain; Idrija, former Yugoslavia; Italy; California, Oregon, Texas, and Arkansas, USA.
Best Field Indicators its a liquid!