Native Amalgam
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About Native Amalgam
Formula:
(Ag,Hg)
Hardness:
3 - 3½
Crystal System:
Isometric
A variety of Silver
A Hg-bearing variety of silver. Compare kongsbergite and arquerite.
See also amalgam.
A Hg-bearing variety of silver. Compare kongsbergite and arquerite.
See also amalgam.
Classification of Native Amalgam
IMA status notes:
Rejected by the IMA
Pronounciation of Native Amalgam
Pronounciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
---|---|---|
Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Native Amalgam
Hardness:
3 - 3½ on Mohs scale
Optical Data of Native Amalgam
Type:
Isotropic
Chemical Properties of Native Amalgam
Formula:
(Ag,Hg)
Elements listed:
CAS Registry number:
Crystallography of Native Amalgam
Crystal System:
Isometric
Synonyms of Native Amalgam
Other Language Names for Native Amalgam
German:Colombianit
Silberamalgam
Silberamalgam
Spanish:Colombianita
Varieties of Native Amalgam
Cuproarquerite | Variety of Amalgam containing copper. |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
6 photos of Native Amalgam associated with Acanthite | Ag2S |
4 photos of Native Amalgam associated with Arsenpolybasite | |
4 photos of Native Amalgam associated with Gold | Au |
4 photos of Native Amalgam associated with Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series | |
4 photos of Native Amalgam associated with Pyrite | FeS2 |
2 photos of Native Amalgam associated with Nickeline | NiAs |
2 photos of Native Amalgam associated with Eugenite | Ag11Hg2 |
2 photos of Native Amalgam associated with Silver | Ag |
1 photo of Native Amalgam associated with Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
1 photo of Native Amalgam associated with Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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.
References for Native Amalgam
Reference List:
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Baren, M.A. (1996): The Ag-Hg (Silver-Mercury) system. Journal of Phase Equilibria 17, 122–128.
Internet Links for Native Amalgam
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Localities for Native Amalgam
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| Canadian Mineralogist (2004): 42(6): 1745-1755. |
Australia | |
| Min. Record 24,203-218(1993) |
| American Mineralogist, Volume 72, pages 401-403, 1987 |
| Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 1, p 65 |
| P. Downes, J. Bevan & A. Bevan (1998) - Minerals of the Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia - Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol. 4, N°1, pp 13-29 |
Austria | |
| C.Auer (2014) |
R.Poeverlein (2016) | |
R.Poeverlein (2016) | |
| R.Poeverlein (2016) |
| Bechter, D. (2010): Mineralogische Untersuchungen der Kupferlagerstätte Bartholomäberg / Silbertal (Vorarlbert / Österreich) und geochemische Erfassung und Differenzierung von Silexmaterial aus dem Süd- und Ostalpin im Rahmen des SFB HiMAT. Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges. 156, 177-179. [Abstract of Diploma Thesis] |
| Bechter, D. (2010): Mineralogische Untersuchungen der Kupferlagerstätte Bartholomäberg / Silbertal (Vorarlbert / Österreich) und geochemische Erfassung und Differenzierung von Silexmaterial aus dem Süd- und Ostalpin im Rahmen des SFB HiMAT. Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges. 156, 177-179. [Abstract of Diploma Thesis] |
Canada | |
| Econ Geol (1996) 91:1098-1114; MINFILE NUMBER: 104B 008 |
| www.em.gov.bc.ca/cf/minfile/search/search.cfm?mode=capbib&minfilno=093N%20%20043 |
Eur. J. Mineral. , 1993, 5, pp. 903-914. | |
Chile | |
| I. Domeyko collection, Mineralogical Museum in La Serena, Chile |
| The Stratabound Tuff-hosted Elisa de Bordos Silver-Mercury Deposit, Northern Chile; M. Jurgeit & L. Fontbote, in Stratabound Ore Deposits in the Andes, L Fontbote, G.C. Amstutz, M. Cardozo, E. Cedillo, J. Frutos (Editors), Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelbe |
No reference listed | |
| Oyarzun, R., Ortega, L., Sierra, J., Lunar, R., and Oyarzun, J. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 547-559. |
China | |
| Wang Chengyuan (1991): Hunan Geology 10(3), 217-222. |
Czech Republic | |
| Šrein, V., Langrová, A.: Amalgam stříbra a jodargyrit z Horní Rokytnice. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 2000, roč. 8, s. 239-240. |
| Dolníček, Z., Nepejchal, M., & Ulmanová, J. (2019) Řepová u Mohelnice-mineralogicky nejpestřejší žilný rudní výskyt v moravskoslezském kulmu. Bull Mineral Petrolog, 27(1), 109-135. |
France | |
| "Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM |
Germany | |
| Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990 |
Schnorrer, G., Kronz, A., Ließmann, W., Kehr. A., (2009): Zur Mineralogie der ehemaligen Grube Alter Theuerdank, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 60, pp. 29-62 | |
| No reference listed |
Fleischer, M. (1973) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 58: 347-349. | |
| Ferber, J.J. (1776) |
Beroldingen, Fr.v. (1788) Bemerkungen zu einer Reise durch die pfälzischen und zweibrückischen Quecksilberbergwerke. J. B. Brandis (Berlin), 240 pp. | |
von Beroldingen, F. C. F., & Brandis, J. D. (1788). Bemerkungen auf einer Reise durch die Pfälzischen und Zweybrückschen Quecksilber-Bergwerke: mit einer petrographischen Carte. bei Friedrich Nicolai. | |
Arndt, H.; Reis, O. M. and Schwager, A. (1920): Übersicht über die Mineralien und Gesteine der Rheinpfalz; Geognostische Jahreshefte XXXI/XXXII, 119-262. | |
| Dechen, H.v. (1848) Das Vorkommen der Quecksilbererze in dem Pfälzisch-Saarbrückenschen Kohlen-Gebirge; Karsten's Archiv für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Bergbau und Hüttenkunde, XXII, 375-464. |
| Der Aufschluss Vol.55, March/April 2004 |
| Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36. |
Ireland | |
| Eur. J. Mineral. , 1993, 5, pp. 903-914.; Steed, G. M. (1983). Gortdrumite, a new sulphide mineral containing copper and mercury, from Ireland. Mineralogical Magazine, 47, 35-6.; Embrey, P.G. (1978) Fourth supplementary list of British Minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 42, n° 322, p. 169-177. |
Mexico | |
| Panczner (1987): 89. |
Morocco | |
| Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French) |
| Petruk, W. (1975): Mineralogy and geology of the Zgounder silver deposit in Morocco. Canadian Mineralogist 13, 43-54. |
Namibia | |
| Gerog Gebhard, Silberamalgam aus Tsumeb, LAPIS 3.1994, p 23 ff |
Norway | |
| Kullerud, K. Kotková, J. & Škoda, R. (2020) Imiterite (Ag2HgS2) und a silver amalgam from the Kongsberg silver mines. Norsk Mineralsymposium 2020: 53-57 |
Neumann, H. (1944): Silver deposits at Kongsberg. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 162. p. 47 | |
Poland | |
| Oszczepalski, S., & Chmielewski, A. (2017). Mineralizacja kruszcowa w odkrywczym otworze Sieroszowice S-1 w œwietle nowych badań. Przegląd Geologiczny, 65(5). |
| Siuda R., Kruszewski Ł. & Gołębiowska B. 2010: New data on some silver and mercury minerals from the Miedzianka- Ciechanowice deposit (Rudawy Janowickie Mts, Western Sudetes, Poland) – preliminary report. Mineralogia - Special Papers, vol. 37, 106 |
| DUBIŃSKA E., 1995: Rodingites of the eastern part of Jordanów-Gogołów serpentynite massif, Lower Silesia, Poland. Can. Mineral., 33, 585-608.GALUSKIN E., SZEŁĘG E., 2003: The first finding of Ag-amalgamates in rodingites (Nasławice, Lower Silesia, Poland). Mineralogical Society of Poland - Special Papers, Vol. 22. |
Portugal | |
| Oliveira, V., Matos, J., Bengala, M., Silva, N., Sousa, P., and Torres, L. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 170-187.; Oliveira, D. P., Rosa, D., Matos, J. X., Guimarães, F., Figueiredo, M. O., & Silva, T. P. (2009). Indium in the Lagoa Salgada orebody, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal. In Smart Science for Exploration and Mining: Proceedings of the 10th Biennal SGA Meeting, 2009. |
Russia | |
| Bestemianova, K. V., & Grinev, O. M. (2017, December). Barite-polymetallic mineralization of Zmeinogorsk ore district and some genetic aspects of its formation. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 110, No. 1, p. 012003). IOP Publishing. |
| http://www.igem.ru/igem/chem/pt/sukhloge.htm; Distler, V. V., Mitrofanov, G. L., Yudovskaya, M. A., Lishnevsky, E. N., & Prokof’ev, V. Y. (2005). Deep structure and ore-forming processes of the Sukhoi Log gold-platinum deposit, Russia. In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 921-923). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. |
| Gritsenko, Y.D., and Spiridonov, E.M. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(7), 590-598. |
| Kravtsova, R. & Tauson, Vladimir & Pal'yanova, Galina & Makshakov, Artem & Pavlova, L. (2017). Specific Composition of Native Silver from the Rogovik Au-Ag Deposit, Northeastern Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits. 59. 10.1134/S1075701517050038. |
| P Haas collection |
unpublished SEM/EDS analysis | |
| Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow |
Pavlova, G.G., and Borisenko, A.S. (2009): Ore Geology Reviews 35, 164-185. | |
| Kuzhuget, R. V., Zaikov, V. V., Lebedev, V. I., & Mongush, A. A. (2015). Gold mineralization of the Khaak-Sair gold-quartz ore occurrence in listwanites (western Tuva). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 56(9), 1332-1348. |
| Spiridonov, E. M., Orsoev, D. A., Ariskin, A. A., Kislov, E. V., Korotaeva, N. N., Nikolaev, G. S., & Yapaskurt, V. O. (2019). Germanium-Rich Palladium Minerals Palladogermanide Pd 2 Ge, Paolovite Pd 2 (Sn, Ge), and Zvyagintsevite in Sulfide-Bearing Anorthosites of the Yoko-Dovyren Pluton, Baikal Area. Geochemistry International, 57(5), 600-603. |
Spiridonov, E. M., Orsoev, D. A., Ariskin, A. A., Kislov, E. V., Korotaeva, N. N., Nikolaev, G. S., & Yapaskurt, V. O. (2019, April). Palladogermanide PdGe 2 from Sulfidized Anorthosite of the Yoko-Dovyren Intrusion: First Finding in Russia. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 485, No. 2, pp. 458-460). Pleiades Publishing. | |
Kislov, E.V.; Khudyakova, L.I. (2020) Yoko–Dovyren Layered Massif: Composition, Mineralization, Overburden and Dump Rock Utilization. Minerals 10, 682. | |
| Novoselov, K., Belogub, E., Palenova, E., Blinov, I. (2020): Silver minerals in the Unkur sandstone-hosted Cu deposit (Transbaikalia region, Russia). Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry (online). https://doi.org/10.1127/njma/2020/0192 |
Slovakia | |
| Tony Nikischer |
Spain | |
| C.. Canet et al. , The Canadian Mineralogist, 2003, V41, pp. 581-595 |
Sweden | |
| Monika Kontturi & Olof Martinsson (2000) Gold in the Aitik Cu-Au deposit, Gellivare area, Northern Sweden. In Abstract volume and Field trip Guidebook, 2nd annual GEODE-Fennoscandian shield field workshop on Palaeoproterozoic and Archean greenstone belts and VMS districts in the Fennoscandian Shield (Vol. 28). |
| Mineralogical Magazine(1987) 51, 318-321 |
Tunisia | |
| Mineralium Deposita (1990) 25:112-117 |
USA | |
| U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. |
U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. | |
| U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. |
| U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. | |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. | |
Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. | |
| U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. | |
| U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. | |
| U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Ream, Lanny R. 2004. Idaho Minerals, 2nd edition, Revised and Updated | |
| U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| Travis Olds collection |
| NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada |
| Rocks & Minerals: 66(1): 202. |
R&M 66:3 pp 196-224 |
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia