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Terlinguaite & Eglestonite

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Terlinguaite & Eglestonite

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Description
Locality: 
Terlingua District, Brewster County, Texas, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.9 × 1.5 cm
Description

A small cluster of terlinguaite and eglestonite on matrix.   Terlingua is the type locality for both of these mercury bearing halides.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Terlinguaite

Formula: 
(Hg2+2)Hg2+2Cl2O2
Strunz: 
3.DD.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Terlingua District, Brewster Co., Texas, USA

Eglestonite

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