Chemical Formula:
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Hg3S2(Br,Cl,I)2 |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 817.84 g |
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Sulfur |
7.84 % |
S |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Chlorine |
2.60 % |
Cl |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Bromine |
9.77 % |
Br |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Iodine |
6.21 % |
I |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Mercury |
73.58 % |
Hg |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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100.00 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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Hg3S2BrCl0.6I0.4 |
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Environment:
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In the oxidation zone in fractures of a mercury deposit |
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Locality:
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Arzak and Kadyrel mercury deposits, Tuva, Siberia, Russia.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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Named for Oleg Konstantinovich Grechishchev, Russian engineering geologist, long-time student of mercury ores from Tuva, Siberia |
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