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Kenhsuite

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Oriental Mine, El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
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Formula:
Hg
2+
3
[Cl
 
2
|S
 
2
]
System:OrthorhombicLustre:Vitreous
Hardness:2 - 3
Name:For Dr. Kenneth Junghwa Hsu (1929-), Professor Emeritus, Swiss Federal Institute of Technonogy, Zurich, Switzerland.
This page provides mineralogical data about Kenhsuite.

Classification of Kenhsuite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/F.14-15
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.FC.15b

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
F : Sulfides of arsenic, alkalies; sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O
C : With Cl, Br, I (halide-sulfides)
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Type Occurrence of Kenhsuite

Type Locality:McDermitt Mine (Cordero Mine; Old Cordero Mine), Opalite District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Physical Properties of Kenhsuite

Lustre:Vitreous
Hardness (Mohs):2 - 3

Crystallography of Kenhsuite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic

Optical Data of Kenhsuite

Type:Biaxial (+)
Dispersion:r > v extreme

Chemical Properties of Kenhsuite

Formula:
Hg
2+
3
[Cl
 
2
|S
 
2
]
Essential elements:Cl, Hg, S
All elements listed in formula:Cl, Hg, S

Relationship of Kenhsuite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.FC.05Djerfisherite
K
 
6
(Cu,Fe,Ni)
 
25
S
 
26
Cl
2.FC.05Thalfenisite
Tl
 
6
(Fe,Ni,Cu)
 
25
S
 
26
Cl
2.FC.05Owensite
(Ba,Pb)
 
6
(Cu,Fe,Ni)
 
25
S
 
27
2.FC.10Bartonite
K
 
3
Fe
 
10
S
 
14
2.FC.10Chlorbartonite
K6Fe24S26(Cl,S)
2.FC.15aArzakite
Hg
2+
3
[(Br,Cl)
 
2
|S
 
2
]
2.FC.15aCorderoite
Hg
2+
3
[Cl
 
2
|S
 
2
]
2.FC.15cGrechishchevite
Hg
2+
3
[(Br,Cl,I)
 
2
|S
 
2
]
2.FC.15aLavrentievite
Hg
2+
3
[(Cl,Br)
 
2
|S
 
2
]
2.FC.15dRadtkeite
Hg
2+
3
[Cl|I|S
 
2
]
2.FC.20aCapgaronnite
HgS·Ag(Cl,Br,I)
2.FC.20cPerroudite
Hg
 
5
Ag
 
4
S
 
5
I
 
2
Cl
 
2
2.FC.20bIltisite
HgSAg(Cl,Br)

Other Names for Kenhsuite

Synonyms:
IMA1996-026
Other Languages:
German:Kenhsuit
Russian:Кеншоит
Spanish:Kenhsuita

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 Kenhsuite

Reference List:Acta Crystallographica: B24: 1661-1670.

Canadian Mineralogist (1998): 36: 201-206.

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    Spain
     
    • Valencian Community
      • Castellón
        • Chóvar
          • El Hembrar
    		Joan Vinals & Miguel Calvo (2007) Corderoite, Kenhsuite and Perroudite, mercury sulphohalides from Chovar (Xovar), Castello, Spain. Mineral Up, June 2007.
    Viñals, J. y Calvo, M. (2007): Corderoíta, Kenhsuíta, y Perroudita. Sulfohalogenuros de Mercurio de Chóvar, Castellón. Revista de Minerales. 3(3):46-49. Barcelona
    USA
     
    • Nevada
      • Humboldt Co.
        • Opalite District
    		[AmMin 84:194]
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