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Corderoite & Kenhsuite

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Corderoite & Kenhsuite

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Description
Locality: 
Oriental Mine, El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.4 × 0.7 cm
Description

Very good corderoite associated with kenshuite from the Oriental mine, El Hembrar, Spain. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Corderoite

Formula: 
Hg2+3S2Cl2
Strunz: 
2.FC.15a
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
McDermitt Mine (Cordero Mine; Old Cordero Mine), Opalite District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

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