Terlingua is a mining district and census-designated place in southwestern Brewster County, Texas, United States. It is located near the Rio Grande and the villages of Lajitas and Study Butte, Texas,
Terlinguaite is the naturally occurring mineral with formula Hg4+3Hg2+Cl2O2. It is formed by the weathering of other mercury-containing minerals. It was discovered in 1900 in the Terlingua District of
Terlingua, Texas
…Chisos Mining Company and several nearby capped and abandoned mines: the California Hill, the Rainbow, the 248, and the Study Butte mines. The mineral terlinguaite was first found in the vicinity of California Hill. The population of Terlingua as of 2020 was 78…
Terlinguaite, collected from Mariposa Mine, Terlingua District, Brewster County, Texas, United States