Unnamed (Au2Hg)
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
Au2Hg
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
42216
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:42216:5
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
bcc4dd15-0c63-456c-af33-303da94478d5
Classification of Unnamed (Au2Hg)
1.AD.40
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
D : Mercury-amalgam family
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
D : Mercury-amalgam family
Physical Properties of Unnamed (Au2Hg)
Hardness:
VHN25=74.4 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Chemistry of Unnamed (Au2Hg)
Mindat Formula:
Au2Hg
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Unnamed (Au2Hg)
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Class (H-M):
6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal
Space Group:
P63/mcm
Setting:
P63/mcm
Cell Parameters:
a = 2.91 Å, c = 4.80 Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 1.649
Unit Cell V:
35.20 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Comment:
Space group for the Waratah Bay material
Synonyms of Unnamed (Au2Hg)
Gold Amalgam (in part)
Other Language Names for Unnamed (Au2Hg)
Simplified Chinese:金汞齐
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
1.AD. | Aurihydrargyrumite | Au6Hg5 |
1.AD.05 | Mercury | Hg |
1.AD.10 | Belendorffite | Cu7Hg6 |
1.AD.10 | Kolymite | Cu7Hg6 |
1.AD.15c | Eugenite | Ag11Hg2 |
1.AD.15b | Luanheite | Ag3Hg |
1.AD.15d | Moschellandsbergite | Ag2Hg3 |
1.AD.15a | Paraschachnerite | Ag3Hg2 |
1.AD.15a | Schachnerite | Ag1.1Hg0.9 |
1.AD.20a | Weishanite | (Au,Ag,Hg) |
1.AD.20b | Goldamalgam (of Chen et al.) | (Au,Ag)Hg |
1.AD.20c | Yiyangite | Au3Hg |
1.AD.25 | Potarite | PdHg |
1.AD.30 | Leadamalgam | Pb0.7Hg0.3 |
1.AD.35 | Shosanbetsuite | Ag3Sn |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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