Formula: PdHg
Origin of name: after locality Potaro River, Guyana
Crystal system: tetragonal
Crystal class: 4/m 2/m 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: silver-white
Diaphaneity: opaque
Luster: bright metallic
Habit: small grains, nuggets, slightly divergent fibrous to columnar
Hardness: 3.5
Specific gravity: 14.88
Cleavage: none
Tenacity:
Streak: silver-white
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