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Onofrite

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San Onofre, Plateros, Zacatecas, Mexico
© JF Carpentier

Formula:
Hg(S,Se)
A variety of Metacinnabar

A selenium-bearing variety of Metacinnabar, with up to 1 part in 5 of selenium to sulphur.
Originally reported from San Onofre, Plateros, Zacatecas, Mexico.

Not to be confused with Onofrite (of Köhler).


Classification of Onofrite

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Chemical Properties of Onofrite

Formula:
Hg(S,Se)
All elements listed in formula:Hg, S, Se

Other Names for Onofrite

Synonyms:
Onofrite (of Haidinger)
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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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    Localities for Onofrite

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    Argentina
     
    • La Rioja
      • Sañogasta District
    		M.K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina)
    China
     
    • Hunan Province
      • Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture
        • Baojing Co.
    		Acta Mineralogica Sinica 11(3), 274-277 (1991)
    Mexico
     
    • Queretaro
      • Mun. de Cadereyta
        • El Doctor (Doctor)
    		Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"; Frank Keutsch collection analysis and label
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