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Kleinite Mineral Data
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General Kleinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hg2N(Cl,SO4)•n(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 474.72 gm |
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Mercury 84.51 % Hg 87.88 % Hg2O |
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Hydrogen 0.42 % H 3.79 % H2O |
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Sulfur 0.68 % S 1.69 % SO3 |
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Nitrogen 2.95 % N 6.32 % NO |
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Chlorine 6.72 % Cl 6.72 % Cl |
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Cl -1.52 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 4.72 % O |
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100.00 % 104.89 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg2NCl0.9(SO4)0.1•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Oxidized portions of mercury deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1905 |
| Locality: |
Terlingua, Brewster Co., Taxas, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Carl Klein (1832-1907), German mineralogist, University of Berlin. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Kleinite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 83018 |
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PDF 39-389 |
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