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Chursinite & Calomel

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Chursinite & Calomel

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Description
Locality: 
Landsberg, Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.15 × 0.15 × 0.15 cm
Description

SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed chursinite with malachite and calomel on limonitic matrix. New find and limited material from the Moschellandsberg. 

Rare mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chursinite

Formula: 
(Hg+2)0.5Hg2+(AsO4)
Strunz: 
8.AD.60
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Chursinite & Calomel
Analysis Report - only: Chursinite & Calomel