corderoite
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Corderoite is an extremely rare mercury sulfide chloride mineral with formula Hg3S2Cl2. It crystallizes in the isometric crystal system. It is soft, 1.5 to 2 on the Mohs scale, and varies in color from light gray to black and rarely pink or yellow.
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Vinony files it under Chloride minerals, Cubic minerals and Mercury(II) minerals.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- sulfide class of minerals
- Image
- Corderoite-Cinnabar-226331.jpg
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- Commons category
- Corderoite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Cde
- chemical formula
- Hg²⁺₃S₂Cl₂
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.FC.15a
- crystal system
- cubic crystal system
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.FC.15a
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Corderoite is an extremely rare mercury sulfide chloride mineral with formula Hg3S2Cl2. It crystallizes in the isometric crystal system. It is soft, 1.5 to 2 on the Mohs scale, and varies in color from light gray to black and rarely pink or yellow.
It was first described in 1974 for occurrences in the McDermitt Mercury mine in Humboldt County, Nevada. The name is from the old name of the mine, the Old Cordero Mine.
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