| Hazen, R. M., Golden, J., Downs, R. T., Hystad, G., Grew, E. S., Azzolini, D., Sverjensky, D. A. (2012) Mercury (Hg) mineral evolution: A mineralogical record of supercontinent assembly, changing ocean geochemistry, and the emerging terrestrial biosphere. American Mineralogist, 97 (7) 1013-1042 doi:10.2138/am.2012.3922 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | IT05, MX03, MA02, RU03, SK03, SE01 1800 2.6 Moschellandsbergite Ag2Hg3 AT05, CL03, CZ02, FR04, DE02, DE03...1958], as well as in amalgams with copper, lead, silver, and gold (e.g., Chen et al. 1985). Mercury mineral...the New Almadén mine in Santa Clara County and the New Idria mine in San Benito County (two of the world’s...literature. For example, the Hg mining district of Pike County, Arkansas, is hosted in Carboniferous sediments...massive and drusy quartz from the Socrates mine, Sonoma County, California; (b) cinnabar (HgS), RRUFF 070532 | | | Book (edition) | number of Ag-containing minerals (not limited to silver minerals sensu strictu) develop coatings that are...either coloured films or fine layers of native silver, suggesting the presence of redox processes changing...underlying mineral (e.g., sulfide oxidised to SO2, silver reduced to metal state). Left (top): Ag-rich chalcopyrite...Sn-sulfide) after light exposure is coated with finest silver grains and develops a much higher reflectance (right...DIS in sphalerite (grey). Right (bottom): Native silver (white) reacts with galena (medium grey, large |
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