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Kelyanite

Formula:
(Hg
2+
 
)
 
6
(SbO
 
6
)BrCl
 
2
System:Monoclinic
This page provides mineralogical data about Kelyanite.

Classification of Kelyanite

IMA status:Approved 1981
Strunz 8th edition ID:3/D.07-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:3.DD.60

3 : HALIDES
D : Oxyhalides, hydroxyhalides and related double halides
D : With Hg
Dana 8th edition ID:10.6.11.1

10 : OXYHALIDES AND HYDROXYHALIDES
6 : AmBn(O,OH)pXq
Hey's CIM Ref.:8.9.2

8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
9 : Halides of Sb and Bi
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Type Occurrence of Kelyanite

Type Locality:Kelyana Hg Deposit, Middle Kelyana River, North-Muya Range, Baunt District, Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic, Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1982

Crystallography of Kelyanite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 23.5Å, b = 13.62Å, c = 10.31Å
β = 97.01°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.725 : 1 : 0.757
Unit Cell Volume:V 3,275.25 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Kelyanite

Formula:
(Hg
2+
 
)
 
6
(SbO
 
6
)BrCl
 
2
Essential elements:Br, Cl, Hg, O, Sb
All elements listed in formula:Br, Cl, Hg, O, Sb

Relationship of Kelyanite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
3.DD.05Eglestonite
[Hg
1+
2
]
 
3
[O|OH|Cl
 
3
]
3.DD.05Kadyrelite
Hg
 
4
(Br,Cl)
 
2
O
3.DD.10Poyarkovite
Hg
 
3
ClO
3.DD.15Hanawaltite
Hg
 
6
Hg[Cl,(OH)]
 
2
O
 
3
3.DD.20Terlinguaite
Hg
 
2
ClO
3.DD.25Pinchite
Hg
 
5
O
 
4
Cl
 
2
3.DD.30Gianellaite
[Hg
 
2
N]
+
2
SO
 
4
3.DD.30Mosesite
[Hg
 
2
N]
+
 
(Cl,SO
 
4
,MoO
 
4
) · H
 
2
O
3.DD.35Kleinite
[Hg
 
2
N]
+
3
Cl
 
2
S
 
0.5
 · H
 
2
O
3.DD.40Tedhadleyite
Hg
2+
 
Hg
1+
10
O
 
4
I
 
2
(Cl,Br)
 
2
3.DD.45Vasilyevite
[Hg
1+
2
]
 
10
[O
 
6
|I
 
3
|Br
 
2
|Cl|CO
 
3
]
3.DD.50Aurivilliusite
(Hg-Hg)
2+
 
Hg
2+
2
[O|(I,Br,Cl)]
 
2
3.DD.55Terlinguacreekite
Hg
2+
3
O
 
2
Cl
 
2
3.DD.65Comancheite
Hg
 
13
(Cl,Br)
 
8
O
 
9
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
8.9.1Onoratoite
Sb
 
8
O
 
11
Cl
 
2
8.9.3Gananite
BiF
 
3
8.9.4Zavaritskite
BiOF
8.9.5Bismoclite
BiOCl
8.9.6Daubréeite
BiO(OH,Cl)
8.9.7Perite
PbBi[O
 
2
|Cl]

Other Names for Kelyanite

Synonyms:
IMA1981-013
Other Languages:
German:Kelyanit
Spanish:Kelyanita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Kelyanite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1983): 68: 1248-1249.

Pervukhina, N.V., et al. (2007): The crystal structure of kelyanite: American Mineralogist 93,1666-1669.

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    Localities for Kelyanite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic
          • Baunt District
            • North-Muya Range
              • Middle Kelyana River
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
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