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Tillmannsite Mineral Data
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General Tillmannsite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ag3Hg)(V,As)O4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 645.05 gm |
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Vanadium 5.29 % V 9.45 % V2O5 |
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Silver 49.83 % Ag 53.53 % Ag2O |
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Mercury 30.48 % Hg 31.69 % Hg2O |
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Arsenic 4.18 % As 6.41 % As2O5 |
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Oxygen 10.22 % O |
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100.00 % 101.08 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ag2.98Hg0.98(VO4)0.67(AsO4)0.36 |
| Environment: |
Supergene product in small geodes in mixed carbonate gangue. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Old copper mines at Roua, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Ekkhart Tillmanns (1941-) of the Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Wien, Austria. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2001-010 |
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