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Kuzminite

Formula:
Hg
 
2
(Br,Cl)
 
2
System:TetragonalHardness:1½


Calomel-Kuzminite Series.

Classification of Kuzminite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:3/A.05-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:3.AA.30

3 : HALIDES
A : Simple halides, without H2O
A : M:X = 1:1, 2:3, 3:5, etc.
Dana 8th edition ID:9.1.8.2

9 : NORMAL HALIDES
1 : AX
Hey's CIM Ref.:8.5.9

8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
5 : Halides of Zn and Hg
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Type Occurrence of Kuzminite

Type Locality:Kadyrel' Hg occurrence, Oorash-Khem River Valley, Uyuk Range, Pii-Khem District, Tuva Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1986

Physical Properties of Kuzminite

Hardness (Mohs):1½

Crystallography of Kuzminite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:a = 4.66Å, c = 11.13Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 2.388
Unit Cell Volume:V 241.69 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Kuzminite

Formula:
Hg
 
2
(Br,Cl)
 
2
Essential elements:Br, Hg
All elements listed in formula:Br, Cl, Hg

Relationship of Kuzminite to other Species

Series:Forms a series with Calomel (see here)
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
3.AA.05Marshite
CuI
3.AA.05Miersite
(Ag,Cu)I
3.AA.05Nantokite
CuCl
3.AA.05UM1999-11:I:CuS
Cu(I,S)
3.AA.10Iodargyrite
AgI
3.AA.10Tocornalite
(Ag,Hg)I
3.AA.15Bromargyrite
AgBr
3.AA.15Chlorargyrite
AgCl
3.AA.20Carobbiite
KF
3.AA.20Griceite
LiF
3.AA.20Halite
NaCl
3.AA.20Sylvite
KCl
3.AA.20Villiaumite
NaF
3.AA.25Salammoniac
NH
 
4
Cl
3.AA.25UM1998-03-Cl:Tl
TlCl
3.AA.25Lafossaite
Tl(Cl,Br)
3.AA.30Calomel
Hg
 
2
Cl
 
2
3.AA.30Moschelite
Hg
 
2
I
 
2
3.AA.35Neighborite
NaMgF
 
3
3.AA.40Chlorocalcite
KCaCl
 
3
3.AA.45Kolarite
PbTeCl
 
2
3.AA.50Radhakrishnaite
PbTe
 
3
(Cl,S)
 
2
3.AA.55Challacolloite
KPb
 
2
Cl
 
5
3.AA.60Hephaistosite
TlPb
 
2
Cl
 
5
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
8.5.1Simonkolleite
Zn
 
5
[(OH)
 
8
|Cl
 
2
] · H
 
2
O
8.5.2Calomel
Hg
 
2
Cl
 
2
8.5.3Terlinguaite
Hg
 
2
ClO
8.5.4Poyarkovite
Hg
 
3
ClO
8.5.5Pinchite
Hg
 
5
O
 
4
Cl
 
2
8.5.6Eglestonite
[Hg
1+
2
]
 
3
[O|OH|Cl
 
3
]
8.5.7Kadyrelite
Hg
 
4
(Br,Cl)
 
2
O
8.5.8Comancheite
Hg
 
13
(Cl,Br)
 
8
O
 
9
8.5.10Moschelite
Hg
 
2
I
 
2
8.5.11Tocornalite
(Ag,Hg)I

Other Names for Kuzminite

Synonyms:
IMA1986-005
Other Languages:
German:Kuzminit
Russian:Кузьминит
Spanish:Kuzminita

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 Kuzminite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1988): 73: 192.

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