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Eugenite Luanheite & Amalgam

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Eugenite Luanheite & Amalgam

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Description
Locality: 
Privol'noye Mine, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 9.3 × 5 cm
Description

Lustrous metallic eugenite, luanheite and amalgam

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eugenite

Formula: 
Ag11Hg2
Strunz: 
1.AD.15c
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Sieroszowice Mine, Polkowice District, Legnica, Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie), Poland

Luanheite

Formula: 
Ag3Hg
Strunz: 
1.AD.15b
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Luanheite occurrence, Luan River valley (Luanhe valley), Chengde Prefecture, Hebei Province, China

Amalgam

Variety Of: 

Silver

Formula: 
Ag
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Formula: 
(Ag,Hg)
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5