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Goldamalgam

Formula:
(Au,Ag)Hg
System:IsometricColour:Brass yellow
Lustre:MetallicHardness:3
This page provides mineralogical data about Goldamalgam.

Classification of Goldamalgam

IMA status:Rejected
Strunz 8th edition ID:1/A.02-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:1.AD.20

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
D : Mercury-amalgam family
Dana 7th edition ID:1.1.12.1
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Physical Properties of Goldamalgam

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Brass yellow
Hardness (Mohs):3
Hardness (Vickers):VHN5=150 kg/mm2
Tenacity:Malleable

Crystallography of Goldamalgam

Crystal System:Isometric
Class (H-M):m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:Im3m (I4/m 3 2/m)
Cell Parameters:a = 10.01Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,003.00 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
2.38 (10)
2.22 (10)
2.12 (5)
1.45 (6)
1.24 (8)

Optical Data of Goldamalgam

Type:Isotropic
Reflectivity:
546 nmR=62.1%


Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 62.1%.
Colour in reflected light:Pale brown

Chemical Properties of Goldamalgam

Formula:
(Au,Ag)Hg
Essential elements:Au, Hg
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Au, Hg
Analyical Data:Electron microprobe analysis of material from Hebei Province, China.
Au  (36.64)
Ag   (9.16)
Hg  (53.17)

sum  98.97 wt.-%
Empirical Formula:
(Au
 
0.69
Ag
 
0.31
)Hg
 
0.98

Relationship of Goldamalgam to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
1.AD.05Mercury
Hg
1.AD.10Belendorffite
Cu
 
7
Hg
 
6
1.AD.10Kolymite
Cu
 
7
Hg
 
6
1.AD.15Eugenite
Ag
 
11
Hg
 
2
1.AD.15Luanheite
Ag
 
3
Hg
1.AD.15Moschellandsbergite
Ag
 
2
Hg
 
3
1.AD.15Paraschachnerite
Ag
 
3
Hg
 
2
1.AD.15Schachnerite
Ag
 
1.1
Hg
 
0.9
1.AD.20Weishanite
(Au,Ag)
 
3
Hg
 
2
1.AD.25Potarite
PdHg
1.AD.30Leadamalgam
HgPb
 
2
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping):
1.1.12.3Weishanite
(Au,Ag)
 
3
Hg
 
2

Other Names for Goldamalgam

Synonyms:
Gold AmalgamMercurygold

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 Goldamalgam

Reference List:Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 105.

Chen Keqiao, Yang Huifang, Ma Letian and Peng Zhizhong (l98l): The discovery of two new minerals - goldamalgam and leadamalgam. Dizhi Pinglun 27, 107-115 (in Chinese with English abstract). - Abstracted in: American Mineralogist 70, 214-221 (1985).

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    Localities for Goldamalgam

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    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Dienten
        • Mitterberg District
    R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Bolivia
     
    • Potosí Department
      • Sud Lípez Province
        • Cerro Bonete
    D. Richter, et al (1992) Cerro Bonete Area. (in USGS Bulletin # 1975) (pers. comm. Hernan Uribe, 1990)
    China
     
    • Hebei Province
      • Chengde Prefecture
        • Longhua Co.
    Chen Keqiao, Yang Huifang, Ma Letian and Peng Zhizhong (1981): Dizhi Pinglun 27, 107-115.
    Finland
     
    • Lapin (Lapland) Lääni
      • Kittilä
    No reference listed
      • Ylivieska
    No reference listed
    France
     
    • Pays de Loire
      • Mayenne
        • Montenay
    P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des minéraux d'alluvions", BRGM, 1978.
    Sweden
     
    • Lappland
      • Gällivare
    No reference listed
    • Västerbotten
      • Skellefteå
        • Boliden
    No reference listed
    No reference listed
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai Co.
        • Sierra Prieta Mts
          • Copper Basin District
            • Kirkland area
              • Copper Basin Wash
    AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 135 (1933), AZ Gold Placers & Placering: 41-44.
    • California
      • Mariposa Co.
    Alfredo Petrov collection; Excalibur Mineral Co. microprobe ID.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder Co.
        • Gold Hill District
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
      • San Miguel Co.
        • Ophir District
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Uzbekistan
     
    • Kyzylkum Desert
      • Central Kyzylkum Region
        • Bel'tau Mts
    Mineral and/or Locality
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