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Pinchite Mineral Data
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General Pinchite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hg++5O4Cl2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,137.85 gm |
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Mercury 88.14 % Hg 95.17 % HgO |
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Chlorine 6.23 % Cl 6.23 % Cl |
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Cl -1.41 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 5.62 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg5O4Cl2 |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral in a hydrothermal mercury deposit. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1974 |
| Locality: |
Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for William Wallace Pinch (1940- ), American mineral collector of Rochester, New York, USA, who first noted the species. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Pinchite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 75935 |
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PDF 26-1267 |
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