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Kleinite

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Kleinite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
McDermitt Mine, Opalite, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.8 × 2.3 cm
Description

Kleinite is a rare and unusual hydroxyhalide of Mercury and Nitrogen. This specimen has a rich coverage of bright yellow crystals of resinous-adamantine lustre, on a spongy matrix.Good specimen from Armin Wendland collection

Mineral Data
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Kleinite

Formula: 
(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4)·nH2O
Strunz: 
3.DD.35
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Terlingua District, Brewster Co., Texas, USA