Unnamed (Ag-Au Amalgam II)
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
Ag2+xAu1-yHg
0 < x < 0.45
0.15 < y < 0.5
0.15 < y < 0.5
Hardness:
3 - 3½
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
43229
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:43229:6
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
6f9c07f2-52d1-4e85-b86b-5975c1b4dc9b
Physical Properties of Unnamed (Ag-Au Amalgam II)
Optical Data of Unnamed (Ag-Au Amalgam II)
Reflectivity:
Wavelength | R1 | R2 |
---|---|---|
480nm | 60.82% | 76.22% |
546nm | 72.78% | 82.70% |
591nm | 78.59% | 86.35% |
654nm | 81.32% | 89.05% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 89.05%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red
Colour in reflected light:
Light yellow to yellow-white, with a pinkish hue
Comments:
Reflectivity data are for two samples with different gold contents: R1: 19.22%(w/w), R2: 23.74%(w/w)
Chemistry of Unnamed (Ag-Au Amalgam II)
Mindat Formula:
Ag2+xAu1-yHg
0 < x < 0.45
0.15 < y < 0.5
0 < x < 0.45
0.15 < y < 0.5
Elements listed:
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
2.6268 Å | (3) |
2.3822 Å | (9) |
2.0599 Å | (6) |
1.4612 Å | (7) |
1.3752 Å | (3) |
1.2449 Å | (10) |
1.1944 Å | (5) |
Other Language Names for Unnamed (Ag-Au Amalgam II)
Simplified Chinese:α-汞金银矿
Other Information
Health Risks:
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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- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
China | |
| Zhenkuan Luo et al. (1990) |