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Shakhovite & Calomel

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Shakhovite & Calomel

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Description
Locality: 
Landsberg, Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

Analysed green shakhovite on calomel and native mercury. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Shakhovite

Formula: 
(Hg+2)Hg2+2(Sb3+O3)(OH)3
Strunz: 
4.FB.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Khaidarkan Sb-Hg deposit (Chaidarkan), Fergana Valley, Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan

Calomel

Formula: 
(Hg2+2)Cl2
Strunz: 
3.AA.30
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Alsenz-Obermoschel, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany