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Kurilite Mineral Data
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General Kurilite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
(Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 363.74 gm |
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Silver 44.48 % Ag |
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Tellurium 21.05 % Te |
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Gold 27.08 % Au |
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Selenium 6.51 % Se |
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Sulfur 0.88 % S |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Ag1.5Au0.5Te0.6Se0.3S0.1 |
Environment: |
Inadequately described species possibly hessite or petzite. |
IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 2006 |
Locality: |
Kurile-Kamtchatka volcanic belt, Siberia, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
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