Moschellandsbergite
| Moschellandsbergite | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General | |
| Category | Metals and intermetallic alloys |
| Formula (repeating unit) | silver amalgam, Ag2Hg3 |
| Strunz classification | 01.AD.15d |
| Crystal symmetry | Isometric |
| Unit cell | a = 10.04 Å, Z=10 |
| Identification | |
| Color | white, tarnishes grey |
| Cleavage | brittle |
| Mohs scale hardness | 3.5 |
| Luster | metallic |
| Specific gravity | 13.48 |
| References | [1][2][3] |
Moschellandsbergite is a rare isometric mineral made up of a silver-white amalgam of mercury and silver with the chemical makeup Ag2Hg3.
It was first described in 1938 and named after Moschellandsberg Mountain near Obermoschel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[2][4] It is considered a low-temperature hydrothermal mineral which occurs with metacinnabar, cinnabar, mercurian silver, tetrahedrite–tennantite, pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite.[1]
References
- 1 2 Mineral Handbook
- 1 2 Mindat
- ↑ Webmineral
- ↑ American Geological Institute (1997). Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms. Alexandria, Virginia: Birkhäuser. p. 356. ISBN 0-922152-36-5.
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