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Kenhsuite Mineral Data
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General Kenhsuite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hg3S2Cl2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 736.81 gm |
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Mercury 81.67 % Hg 88.19 % HgO |
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Sulfur 8.70 % S 8.70 % S2- |
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- % S -4.34 % -O=S |
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Chlorine 9.62 % Cl 9.62 % Cl |
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Cl -2.17 % -O=Cl2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg3S2Cl2 |
| Environment: |
In hydrothermally altered rhyolitic, tuffaceous rocks. An orthorhombic polymorph of corderoite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
The McDermitt open pit mercury mine, about 10 km southwest of the town of McDermitt, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Dr. Kenneth Junghwa Hsu (1929-), Professor Emeritus, Swiss Federal Institute of Technonogy, Zurich, Switzerland. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Kenhsuite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 29253 |
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IMA1996-026 |
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PDF 20-738 |
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