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Arquerite

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Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Formula:
(Ag,Hg)
A variety of Amalgam

A variety of Amalgam containing 13% of Mercury, applied to the malleable amalgam described by I. Domeyko (1841).
Originally described from Arqueros Ag Mining District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile.

Classification of Arquerite

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Chemical Properties of Arquerite

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

Other Names for Arquerite

Other Languages:
German:Arquerit
Spanish:Arquerita

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 Arquerite

Reference List:

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Chambers’s Mineralogical Dictionary (1964) Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., New York, NY, USA (reprint): 11.

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    Canada
     
    • British Columbia
      • Omenica Mining Division
        • Kwanika Creek
    		www.em.gov.bc.ca/cf/minfile/search/search.cfm?mode=capbib&minfilno=093N%20%20043
    Eur. J. Mineral. , 1993, 5, pp. 903-914.
    Chile
     
    • Atacama Region
      • Copiapó Province
        • Cerro Blanco district
          • Yerbas Buenas
    		I. Domeyko collection, Mineralogical Museum in La Serena, Chile
    • Coquimbo Region
      • Elqui Province
        • La Serena
    		Oyarzun, R., Ortega, L., Sierra, J., Lunar, R., and Oyarzun, J. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 547-559.
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