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Shakhovite Eglestonite & Calomel

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Shakhovite Eglestonite & Calomel

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Description
Locality: 
Landsberg, Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm
Description

Yellow-green shakhovite with eglestonite and calomel from the Landsberg, Obermoschel, Germany. 

A similar specimen has been SEM-EDS confirmed. 

 

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

Eglestonite

Formula: 
(Hg2+2)3OCl3(OH)
Strunz: 
3.DD.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Terlingua District, Brewster Co., Texas, USA

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: Shakhovite Eglestonite & Calomel
Analysis Report - only: Shakhovite Eglestonite & Calomel