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Schachnerite Mineral Data
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General Schachnerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ag1.1Hg0.9 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 299.19 gm |
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Silver 39.66 % Ag |
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Mercury 60.34 % Hg |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ag1.1Hg0.9 |
| Environment: |
Found in the oxidation zone, formed by the alteration of moschellandsbergite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1972 |
| Locality: |
Vertrauen auf Gott mine, Obermoschel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Doris Schachner (1904-1989), German mineralogist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Schachnerite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 40357 |
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PDF 27-618 |
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Schachnerite Image |
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Schachnerite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.62592 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 2.978, c = 4.842, Z = 1; V = 37.19 Den(Calc)= 13.36 |
| Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.273(1), 0.8595(0.6), 2.42(0.5), |
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Physical Properties of Schachnerite
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| Cleavage: |
{???} Indistinct |
| Color: |
Silver gray. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Hardness: |
2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
| Streak: |
metallic |
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Optical Properties of Schachnerite
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Very weak. |
| RL Color: |
Gray. |
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Calculated Properties of Schachnerite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=11.0 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Schachnerite =13.4 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.18
Boson Index = 0.82 |
| Photoelectric: |
PESchachnerite =1,142.12 barns/electron
U=PESchachnerite x rElectron Density=12617.63 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Schachnerite is Not Radioactive |
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Schachnerite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.01.08.02 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.01)with metallic elements other than the platinum group |
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(01.01.08)Silver Amalgam Alloys |
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01.01.08.00 Amalgam* Ag2Hg3 Unk Cubic |
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01.01.08.01 Moschellandsbergite Ag2Hg3 I m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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01.01.08.02 Schachnerite Ag1.1Hg0.9 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.01.08.03 Paraschachnerite Ag3Hg2 C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.01.08.04 Luanheite Ag3Hg P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.01.08.05 Eugenite Ag9Hg2 I 43m 4 3m |
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01.01.08.06 Weishanite (Au,Ag)3Hg2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
01.AD.15a 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys |
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01.AD -Mercury-amalgam family |
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01.AD.15a Paraschachnerite Ag3Hg2 C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.AD.15a Schachnerite Ag1.1Hg0.9 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Schachnerite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Schachnerite :
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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Schachnerite
Ag1.1Hg0.9
Dana No: 01.01.08.02 Strunz No: 01.AD.15a
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