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Kongsbergite

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Roza de Santa Matilde Quarry, Las Herrerías, Cuevas de Almanzora, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
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Formula:
(Ag,Hg)
Name:Name for locality.
A variety of Silver

A variety of Silver with about 5% Hg.
Originally described from Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway.

Classification of Kongsbergite

IMA status:Rejected
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Chemical Properties of Kongsbergite

Formula:
(Ag,Hg)
Essential elements:Ag
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Hg

Other Names for Kongsbergite

Synonyms:
Konsbergite
Other Languages:
German:Kongsbergit
Konsbergit
Spanish:Kongsbergita
Konsbergita

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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    Localities for Kongsbergite

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    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Saalfelden
        • Leogang
          • Hütten
            • Schwarzleograben
              • Schwarzleo District
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
    A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
              • Vogel Alp
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
    Bulgaria
     
    • Sofiya (Sofia) Oblast
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    • Vratsa (Vratza) Oblast
      • Balkan Mts (Stara-Planina Mts)
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    China
     
    • Guizhou Province
      • Bijie Prefecture
    		Xilin Li and Yutang Dai (1989): Kexue Tongbao 34(17), 1466-1470.
    • Hebei Province
      • Chengde Prefecture
        • Luan River (Luan He) valley
    		Shao Dianxin, Zhou Jianxiong, Zhang Jianhong, and Bao Daxi (1984): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 4, 97-101.
    • Sichuan Province
      • Garzê (Ganzi) Autonomous Prefecture
        • Baiyu Co.
    		http://www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn728
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Central Bohemia Region
        • Benešov (Beneschau)
          • Český Šternberk
    		Šrein, V. et al.: Mineralogická charakteristika metasomatického rudního ložiska Malovidy u Českého Šternberka. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 2007, roč. 14-15, s. 149-158.
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • Olomouc Region
        • Javorník
          • Rýmařov
    		Fojt, B. et al.: Paragenetická charakteristika ložisek Pb-Zn rud v širším okolí Horního Města u Rýmařova. Acta Mus. Moraviae, Sci. geol., 2007, 92, 3-57.
    Finland
     
    • Lapin (Lapland) Lääni
      • Ylivieska
    		No reference listed
    Germany
     
    • Hesse
      • Odenwald
        • Nieder-Ramstadt
          • Nieder-Beerbach
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Lahn valley
        • Bad Ems District
          • Frücht
    		S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
      • Rockenhausen
        • Stahlberg
    		Lapis 2001(6), 13-40
    Morocco
     
    • Souss-Massa-Draâ Region
      • Ouarzazate Province
        • Boumalne-Dadès
    Norway
     
    • Buskerud
    		Clark (1993) "Hey's Mineral Index": 370.
    Pisani 1872, p. 1274, Neumann 1985, p. 8.
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Legnica
        • Polkowice District
    		Piestrzyński A., Tylka W. 1992: Silver amalgams from the Sieroszowice copper mine, Lubin-Sieroszowice district, SW Poland. Mineralogia Polonica, vol. 23, no 1
    Slovakia
     
    • Košice Region
      • Eastern Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
    		Duda, Rejl, Slivka: "Mineralien", 1991
        • Spišská Nová Ves Mining District
          • Novoveská Huta
    		Háber,M., Jeleň,S., Jeleň,M., 1992: Amalgám striebra z Nižnej Slanej a Novoveskej Huty (SGR), Min.Slovaca, 24,1, 45 – 49
    Spain
     
    • Andalusia
      • Almería
        • Cuevas de Almanzora
          • Las Herrerías
    Sweden
     
    • Västmanland
      • Sala
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