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Kenhsuite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
San Francisco Mine, El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.7 × 1.3 cm
Description

Kenhsuite is a very rare mercury sulfide and the worlds finest specimen came from Chovar in Spain.

This is a very fine kenhsuite specimen from this locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kenhsuite

Formula: 
Hg2+3S2Cl2
Strunz: 
2.FC.15b
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
McDermitt Mine (Cordero Mine; Old Cordero Mine), Opalite District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA