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Mosesite Mineral Data
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General Mosesite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hg2N(Cl,SO4,MoO4,CO3)•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 501.74 gm |
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Mercury 79.96 % Hg 83.15 % Hg2O |
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Molybdenum 1.91 % Mo 2.87 % MoO3 |
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Hydrogen 0.40 % H 3.59 % H2O |
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Carbon 0.24 % C 0.88 % CO2 |
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Sulfur 1.92 % S 4.79 % SO3 |
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Nitrogen 2.79 % N 7.57 % N2O3 |
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Chlorine 3.53 % Cl 3.53 % Cl |
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Cl -0.80 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 9.25 % O |
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100.00 % 105.58 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg2NCl0.5(SO4)0.3(MoO4)0.1(CO3)0.1•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Hg2N+ goups associated with exchangable anions and water molecules in structure. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1910 |
| Locality: |
Terlingua, Brewster County,Texas, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Alfred J. Moses (1859-1920), professor of mineralogy, Columbia University who studies the Hg-bearing minerals at Terlingua, Texas, USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Mosesite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 45151 |
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Millon's base |
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PDF 39-388 |
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