Classification of Kolymite |
| IMA status: | Approved |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 1/A.02-20
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 1.AD.10
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys D : Mercury-amalgam family |
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| Dana 7th edition ID: | 1.1.13.1 |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 1.1.9.1
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS 1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 1.13
1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au) |
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Type Occurrence of Kolymite |
| Type Locality: | Krokhalinoye Au-Sb occurrence, In'yali-Debinskii Megaanticlinorium, Kolym (Kolyma) River Basin, Magadanskaya Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia |
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| Year of Discovery: | 1980 |
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Physical Properties of Kolymite |
| Hardness (Mohs): | 4 |
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Crystallography of Kolymite |
| Crystal System: | Isometric |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 9.41Å
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 833.24 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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Optical Data of Kolymite |
| Type: | Isotropic |
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Chemical Properties of Kolymite |
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| Essential elements: | Cu, Hg |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Cu, Hg |
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Relationship of Kolymite to other Species |
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Other Names for Kolymite |
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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. |
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References for Kolymite |
| Reference List: | American Mineralogist (1981): 66: 218.
Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 109(2): 206-211.
European Journal of Mineralogy (1989): 1: 719.
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