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Tedhadleyite Mineral Data
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General Tedhadleyite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Hg++Hg+10O4I2(Cl1.16Br0.84)2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,698.11 gm |
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Mercury 80.29 % Hg 75.76 % Hg2O / 8.03 % HgO |
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Iodine 10.35 % I 10.35 % I |
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- %
I -0.65 % -O=I2 |
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Bromine 2.96 % Br 2.96 % Br |
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Br -0.30 % -O=Br2 |
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Chlorine 4.20 % Cl 4.20 % Cl |
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Cl -0.95 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 2.19 % O |
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100.00 % 99.41 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
HgHg9.8O3.7I2.22(Cl1.6)2(Br0.5) |
Environment: |
Vug in a quartz-magnesite host rock at a prospect pit near the Clear Creek mercury mine. (new structure-type) |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) |
Locality: |
Clear Creek claim, San Benito County, California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Ted A. Hadley (1961-) of Sunnyvale, California, who participated in the collection of the holotype specimen. |
Synonym: |
IMA2001-035 |
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