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Kenhsuite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Oriental Mine, El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

Extremely rare mercury mineral (Hg3S2Cl2) known from only two localities worldwide, being this Spanish locality the best by far, in size and quality of the crystals. Kenshuite is present as pinkish yellow acicular crystals of prismatic habit.

See an excellent article on the locality in Mineral Up 2007/1 p.46-49.

Mineral Data
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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

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