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Vasilyevite Mineral Data
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General Vasilyevite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Hg2)++10O6I3Cl(CO3) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 4,836.00 gm |
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Mercury 86.36 % Hg 89.80 % Hg2O |
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Carbon 0.22 % C 0.81 % CO2 |
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Sulfur 0.10 % S 0.10 % S2- |
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- % S -0.05 % -O=S |
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Iodine 7.06 % I 7.06 % I |
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I -0.44 % -O=I2 |
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Bromine 2.51 % Br 2.51 % Br |
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Br -0.25 % -O=Br2 |
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Chlorine 0.60 % Cl 0.60 % Cl |
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- %
Cl -0.14 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 3.15 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg20.82O6.85I2.69Br1.52Cl0.82(CO3)0.89S0.15 |
| Environment: |
Occurs in milligram grains in quartz-lined vugs in small quartz veins cutting brecciated silicate-carbonate rock. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Clear Creek claim, San Benitio County, California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Vladimir Ivanovich Vasilyev (1929-), Institute of of Geology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2003-016 |
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