Ted - sorry to have to contradict you - but....

Native Mercury is rare - but it is found at several places as Mercury, not Cinnibar. It occurs as tiny blobs embedded in crevices and pores of the rock and does not roll around unless tampered with. Locations include:

(1) The best specimens are found in association with Cinnibar at Almaden, Ciudad Real, Spain.

(2) The Almaden and New Almaden mines in Santa Clara county, California.

(3) The Socrates Mine, Sonoma County, California.

(4) At Idria, San Benito County, California.

(5) In Arkansas and Texas

(6) In Czechoslovakia

I stated earlier that it was the only liquid mineral at standard temperatures and pressures. Technically this is incorrect as Water also fills this bill. It belongs in the Oxides group - being an oxide of hydrogen.

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