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Velikite Mineral Data
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General Velikite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu2HgSnS4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 574.66 gm |
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Copper 22.12 % Cu |
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Tin 20.66 % Sn |
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Mercury 34.91 % Hg |
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Sulfur 22.32 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu2HgSnS4 |
| Environment: |
In veins cutting carboniferous black schists and limestones in a mercury deposit. The mercury dominant analog of cernyite and stannite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1977 |
| Locality: |
Khaidarkan Hg deposit, about 60 km south of Fergana, Kirgizia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For A. C. Velikyi (1913-1970), a well known investigator of the ore deposits of Central Asia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Velikite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 27746 |
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IMA1996-052 |
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PDF 45-1420 |
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