Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Christite is a mineral with the chemical formula TlHgAsS3. It is named after Dr. Charles L. Christ a member of the U.S. Geological Survey. It usually comes in a crimson red or bright orange color. It has a density of 6.2 and has a rating between 1 and 2 on Mohs Hardness Scale. Christite has an adamantine luster and leaves behind an orange streak. Its crystal system is monoclinic with possible crystal classes of two fold symmetry mirror plane symmetry and two fold with a mirror plane.