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Kuznetsovite

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Khaidarkan (Chaidarkan) Sb-Hg deposit, Fergana Valley, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan
© Ł Kruszewski 08

Formula:
(Hg-Hg)Hg
2+
 
[Cl|AsO
 
4
]
System:IsometricColour:Brown, yellow
Hardness:2½ - 3
This page provides mineralogical data about Kuznetsovite.

Classification of Kuznetsovite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/B.31-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BO.35

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
O : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 about 1:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:23.5

23 : Arsenites
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Type Occurrence of Kuznetsovite

Co-type Localities:Khaidarkan (Chaidarkan) Sb-Hg deposit, Fergana Valley, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan
Arzak Hg occurrence (Arzakskoye), Uyuk Range, Pii-Khem District, Tuva Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1980

Physical Properties of Kuznetsovite

Lustre:Adamantine, Vitreous
Colour:Brown, yellow
Streak:Orange
Hardness (Mohs):2½ - 3

Crystallography of Kuznetsovite

Crystal System:Isometric
Cell Parameters:a = 8.4Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 592.70 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Kuznetsovite

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Kuznetsovite

Formula:
(Hg-Hg)Hg
2+
 
[Cl|AsO
 
4
]
Essential elements:As, Cl, Hg, O
All elements listed in formula:As, Cl, Hg, O

Relationship of Kuznetsovite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.BO.05Nacaphite
Na
 
2
Ca[F|PO
 
4
]
8.BO.10Preisingerite
Bi
 
3
[O|OH|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BO.10Petitjeanite
Bi
 
3
[O|OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BO.10Schumacherite
Bi
 
3
[O|OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BO.15Atelestite
Bi
 
8
[O
 
5
|(OH)
 
5
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BO.15Hechtsbergite
Bi
 
2
[O|OH|VO
 
4
]
8.BO.15Smrkovecite
Bi
 
2
[O|OH|PO
 
4
]
8.BO.20Kombatite
Pb
 
14
[O
 
9
|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
|Cl
 
4
]
8.BO.20Sahlinite
Pb
 
14
[O
 
9
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
|Cl
 
4
]
8.BO.25Heneuite
CaMg
 
5
(CO
 
3
)(PO
 
4
)
 
3
OH
8.BO.30Nefedovite
Na
 
5
Ca
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
F
8.BO.40Artsmithite
(Hg-Hg)
2+
2
Al[(OH)
 
1+3x
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2-x
] (x ≈ 0.26)
8.BO.45Schlegelite
Bi
 
7
[O
 
4
|(MoO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
23.2Nanlingite
CaMg
 
4
[F
 
2
|AsO
 
3
]
 
2
23.3Leiteite
Zn[As
 
2
O
 
4
]
23.6Paulmooreite
Pb
 
2
[As
 
2
O
 
5
]
23.7Ecdemite
Pb
 
6
[As
 
2
O
 
7
|Cl
 
4
]
23.8Heliophyllite
Pb
 
3
AsO
 
4-n
Cl
 
2n+1
23.9Finnemanite
Pb
 
5
[Cl|(AsO
 
3
)
 
3
]
23.10Gebhardite
Pb
 
8
[O|Cl
 
6
|(As
 
2
O
 
5
)
 
2
]
23.11Zimbabweite
(Na,K)
 
2
PbAs
 
4
(Ta,Nb,Ti)
 
4
O
 
18
23.13Rouseite
Pb
 
2
Mn
2+
 
[AsO
 
3
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
23.14Freedite
Pb
 
15
(Cu,Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
[O
 
7
|Cl
 
10
|(AsO
 
3
)
 
4
]
23.15Manganarsite
Mn
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|As
 
2
O
 
4
]
23.17Armangite
Mn
2+
26
[CO
 
3
|(HAsO
 
3
)
 
4
|(AsO
 
3
)
 
14
]
23.18Karibibite
Fe
 
2
As
 
4
O
 
9
23.19Schneiderhöhnite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
3
[As
 
5
O
 
13
]
23.20Lazarenkoite
(Ca,Fe)FeAs
 
3
O
 
7
·3H
 
2
O
23.21Stenhuggarite
CaFeSbO(AsO
 
3
)
 
2
23.22Tomichite
(V,Fe)
 
4
Ti
 
3
AsO
 
13
OH

Other Names for Kuznetsovite

Synonyms:
IMA1980-009
Other Languages:
German:Kuznetsovit
Russian:Кузнецовит
Spanish:Kuznetsovita

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 Kuznetsovite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1981): 66: 1100.

American Mineralogist (1995): 80: 188.

Journal of Structural Chemistry: 40: 270-275.

Soviet Physics – Crystallography: 36: 731-732.

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    Localities for Kuznetsovite

    (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.
    Kyrgyzstan
     
    • Osh Oblast
      • Fergana Valley
        • Alai Range
    		[Lapis 1993:11 p11-24]
    [DAN-SSSR,(1980) 225, 963-968; Lapis 11:11-24]
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Tuva Republic
        • Pii-Khem District
          • Uyuk Range
    		DAN-SSSR,(1980) 225, 963-968
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