Kolymite Mineral Data

General Kolymite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu7Hg6

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,648.36 gm

Copper 26.99 % Cu

Mercury 73.01 % Hg

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Cu₇Hg₆

Environment:

Found in the heavy mineral concentrates intergrown with copper aggregates. Dimorph of belendorffite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1980

Locality:

Krokhalin antimony deposit, Kolyma River, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Kolymite

Kolymite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.418, Z = 4; V = 835.36 Den(Calc)= 13.11

Crystal System:

Isometric - Hextetrahedral H-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: I 43m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.22(1), 2.52(0.42), 2.98(0.25),

Physical Properties of Kolymite

Color:

Brownish black, Black, Tin white.

Density:

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Habit:

Tarnishes - Freshly fractured surfaces form a surface oxidation film

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Kolymite

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Kolymite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
420 nm	59.00
440 nm	61.40
460 nm	63.80
480 nm	66.80
500 nm	69.40
520 nm	71.20
540 nm	71.20
560 nm	72.80
580 nm	73.60
600 nm	74.00
620 nm	74.60
640 nm	75.30
660 nm	76.00
680 nm	76.90
700 nm	77.80

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Kolymite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	20%	40%	60%	80%	100%	120%	140%
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Calculated Properties of Kolymite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=10.9 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kolymite =13.1 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.22
Boson Index = 0.78

Photoelectric:

PE_Kolymite=1,260.72 barns/electron
U=PE_Kolymite x rElectron Density=13696.79 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Kolymite is Not Radioactive

Kolymite Classification

Dana Class:

01.01.09.01 (01)Native Elements

(01.01)with metallic elements other than the platinum group

(01.01.09)Copper Amalgam Alloys

01.01.09.01 Kolymite Cu7Hg6 I 43m 4 3m

01.01.09.02 Belendorffite Cu7Hg6 R 3m 3m

Strunz Class:

01.AD.10 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)

01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys

01.AD -Mercury-amalgam family

01.AD.10 Belendorffite Cu7Hg6 R 3m 3m

01.AD.10 Kolymite Cu7Hg6 I 43m 4 3m

Other Kolymite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Kolymite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info

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Kolymite

Cu7Hg6
Dana No: 01.01.09.01 Strunz No: 01.AD.10
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