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Deanesmithite Mineral Data
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General Deanesmithite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hg+2Hg++3Cr++++++O5S2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,199.08 gm |
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Chromium 4.34 % Cr 8.34 % CrO3 |
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Mercury 83.64 % Hg 34.79 % Hg2O / 54.19 % HgO |
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Sulfur 5.35 % S 5.35 % S2- |
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- % S -2.67 % -O=S |
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Oxygen 6.67 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg2Hg3CrO5S2 |
| Environment: |
Very rare in a mercury deposit in silicate-carbonate rock hydrothermally altered from serpentine. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1993 |
| Locality: |
Clear Creek claim, near the Clear Creek mercury mine, New Idria district, San Benito County, California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Deane K. Smith (1930-2001), Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Deanesmithite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1991-001 |
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