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Tischendorfite Mineral Data
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General Tischendorfite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pd8Hg3Se9 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,150.81 gm |
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Silver 1.00 % Ag |
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Mercury 25.18 % Hg |
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Palladium 39.58 % Pd |
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Lead 1.93 % Pb |
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Selenium 32.31 % Se |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pd8Hg2.7Ag0.2Pb0.2Se8.8 |
| Environment: |
Included mineral found in other selenides in an ankerite-calcite matrix. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Eskeborn adit near Tilkerode, Harz Mountians, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Name for Gerhard Tischendorf (1927-) who first recognized the mineral in the deposit in 1958. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2001-061 |
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