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Brodtkorbite Mineral Data
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General Brodtkorbite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu2HgSe2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 485.60 gm |
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Copper 26.17 % Cu |
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Mercury 41.31 % Hg |
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Selenium 32.52 % Se |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu2HgSe2 |
| Environment: |
Telethermal selenide vein-type assemblage. Possibly related to Ag2HgS2 (Imiterite) |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Tuminico, Bajo Jug�e, Sierra de Cacho, Sierra de Umango, La Rioja, Argentina. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Milka Kronegold de Brodtkorb (1932-), Professor at the University of Buenos Aries and La Plata, Argentina |
| Synonym: |
IMA1999-023 |
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