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Kolymite

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Kolymite

Adolf Mine, Rudabánya, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
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Kolymite

Marcelita prospect, Pabellón, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Kolymite

Adolf Mine, Rudabánya, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
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Kolymite

Marcelita prospect, Pabellón, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Kolymite

Adolf Mine, Rudabánya, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
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Kolymite

Marcelita prospect, Pabellón, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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About KolymiteHide

Formula:
Cu7Hg6
Colour:
Tin-white quickly altering in moist air to brownish-black
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4
Specific Gravity:
13 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Named for the Kolyma River basin that includes the type locality.
Dimorph of:
Belendorffite
This page provides mineralogical data about Kolymite.


Classification of KolymiteHide

IMA status:
Approved
First published:
1980
Strunz 8th ed.:
1/A.02-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
1.AD.10

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
D : Mercury-amalgam family
Dana 7th ed.:
1.1.13.1
Dana 8th ed.:
1.1.9.1

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group
Hey's CIM Ref.:
1.13

1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)

Physical Properties of KolymiteHide

Lustre:
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Tin-white quickly altering in moist air to brownish-black
Hardness:
4 on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN100=220 - 267 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Brittle
Density:
13 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of KolymiteHide

Type:
Isotropic
RI values:
nα = 9.418(4)
Birefringence:
Isotropic minerals have no birefringence
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Reflectivity:
nmR=.38 (460%
nmR=2.1 (540%
nmR=3.6 (580%
nmR=6.0 (660%

Reflectance graph
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 6.0 (660%.
Colour in reflected light:
Creamy white

Chemical Properties of KolymiteHide

Formula:
Cu7Hg6
Elements listed:
Cu, Hg - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of KolymiteHide

Crystal System:
Isometric
Cell Parameters:
a = 9.41 Å
Unit Cell V:
833.24 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
2.98 Å(25)
2.52 Å(42)
2.22 Å(100)
2.09 Å(25)
2.01 Å(25)
1.29 Å(25b)

Type Occurrence of KolymiteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Krokhalinoye dyke, Arik-Revkom zone, Magadan Oblast, Russia
General Appearance of Type Material:
Intergrown with native Cu aggregates (0.01-0.8 mm) of irregular form that contain individual crystals less than 0.005 mm, of cubo-octahedral form with cube predominant.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, and at the museum of the Institute of the Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Rare Elements (IMGRE), Moscow, Russia.
Reference:
Markova, E.A., Chernitsova, N.M., Borodaev, Y.S., Dubakina, L.S., Yushko-Zakharova, O.E. (1980) The new mineral kolymite, Cu7Hg6. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 109(2): 206-211.
Download:
https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/ZVMO109N2_206.pdf

Synonyms of KolymiteHide

Other Language Names for KolymiteHide

German:Kolymit
Simplified Chinese:科汞铜矿
汞铜矿
Spanish:Kolymita
Traditional Chinese:科汞銅礦
汞銅礦

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

1.AD.AurihydrargyrumiteAu6Hg5Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mcm
1.AD.05MercuryHgTrig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
1.AD.10BelendorffiteCu7Hg6Trig.
1.AD.15cEugeniteAg11Hg2Iso.
1.AD.15bLuanheiteAg3HgHex.
1.AD.15dMoschellandsbergiteAg2Hg3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
1.AD.15aParaschachneriteAg3Hg2Orth.
1.AD.15aSchachneriteAg1.1Hg0.9Hex.
1.AD.20aWeishanite(Au,Ag,Hg)Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
1.AD.20bGoldamalgam (of Chen et al.)(Au,Ag)HgIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Im3m
1.AD.25PotaritePdHgTet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm
1.AD.30LeadamalgamPb0.7Hg0.3Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

1.1.9.2BelendorffiteCu7Hg6Trig.

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide

1.1CopperCuIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.2SilverAgIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.5GoldAuIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.6AuricuprideCu3AuOrth.
1.7Tetra-auricuprideAuCuTet.
1.8ZincZnHex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
1.9CadmiumCdHex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
1.10DanbaiteCuZn2Iso.
1.11ZhanghengiteCuZnIso.
1.12MercuryHgTrig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
1.14MoschellandsbergiteAg2Hg3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
1.15EugeniteAg11Hg2Iso.
1.16SchachneriteAg1.1Hg0.9Hex.
1.17ParaschachneriteAg3Hg2Orth.
1.18LuanheiteAg3HgHex.
1.19Weishanite(Au,Ag,Hg)Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
1.20IndiumInTet.
1.21AluminiumAlIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.22Khatyrkite(Cu,Zn)Al2Tet.
1.23Cupalite(Cu,Zn)AlOrth.
1.24DiamondCIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
1.25GraphiteCHex. 6mm : P63mc
1.26ChaoiteCHex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
1.27LonsdaleiteCHex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
1.28SiliconSiIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
1.29TinSnTet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd
1.30LeadPbIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.31AnyuiiteAuPb2Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mcm
1.31NovodnepriteAuPb3Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
1.32LeadamalgamPb0.7Hg0.3Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
1.33ArsenicAsTrig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
1.34ArsenolampriteAsOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
1.35PaxiteCuAs2Mon.
1.36KoutekiteCu5As2Hex.
1.37DomeykiteCu3AsIso. 4 3m : I4 3d
1.38Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
1.39NovákiteCu20AgAs10Mon.
1.40KutinaiteAg6Cu14As7Iso.
1.41AntimonySbTrig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
1.42StibarsenAsSbTrig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
1.43ParadocrasiteSb3AsMon. 2 : B2
1.44HorsforditeCu, Sb
1.45CuprostibiteCu2(Sb,Tl)Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
1.46Allargentum(Ag1-xSbx)Hex.
1.47AurostibiteAuSb2Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
1.48DyscrasiteAg3SbOrth. mm2 : Pmm2
1.49BismuthBiTrig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
1.50MaldoniteAu2BiIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
1.51SulphurS8Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Fddd
1.52RosickýiteSMon. 2/m : P2/b
1.53SeleniumSeTrig. 3 2 : P31 2 1
1.54TelluriumTeTrig. 3 2 : P31 2 1
1.55ChromiumCrIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Im3m
1.56RheniumReHex.
1.57IronFeIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Im3m
1.58ChromferideFe3Cr1-x (x=0.6)Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
1.59FerchromideCr3Fe1-xIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
1.60WairauiteCoFeIso.
1.61NickelNiIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.62Kamacite(Fe,Ni)Iso.
1.63Taenite(Fe,Ni)Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.64TetrataeniteFeNiTet.
1.65AwaruiteNi3FeIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.66Palladium(Pd,Pt)Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.67PotaritePdHgTet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm
1.68PaolovitePd2SnOrth.
1.69Stannopalladinite(Pd,Cu)3Sn2Hex.
1.70CabriitePd2CuSnOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmm
1.71Taimyrite(Pd,Cu,Pt)3SnOrth.
1.72Atokite(Pd,Pt)3SnIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.73Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3SnIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.74ZvyagintsevitePd3PbIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3n
1.75PlumbopalladinitePd3Pb2Hex.
1.76Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
1.77Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)Iso.
1.82PlatinumPtIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.83HongshiitePtCuTrig.
1.84NiggliitePtSnHex.
1.85IsoferroplatinumPt3FeIso.
1.86TetraferroplatinumPtFeTet.
1.87TulameenitePt2CuFeTet.
1.88FerronickelplatinumPt2FeNiTet.
1.89Rhodium(Rh,Pt)Iso.

Other InformationHide

Notes:
Readily fusible, even during the preparation of polished sections by usual methods, and loses most of its mercury at 150°C.
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 KolymiteHide

Reference List:
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Markova, E.A., Chernitsova, N.M., Borodaev, Y.S., Dubakina, L.S., Yushko-Zakharova, O.E. (1980) The new mineral kolymite, Cu7Hg6. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 109(2): 206-211.
Fleischer, M., Chao, G.Y., Francis, C.A., Pabst, A. (1981) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 66: 217-220 (218).
Cipriani, C., Mazzetti, G. (1989) Kolymite (copper amalgam): report of second and third occurrences. European Journal of Mineralogy: 1(5): 719-720.
Zajzon, N., Szentpéteri, K., Fehér, B., Szakáll, S., Kupi, L., Barkóczy, P. (2012) New data on Cuamalgams, kolymite and belendorffite from Rudabánya, Hungary. In Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica, Abstract Series: 7: 160.
Chudnenkoa, K.V., Palyanovabc, G.A. (2016) Thermodynamic modeling of native formation of Au–Ag–Cu–Hg solid solutions. Applied Geochemistry: 66: 88-100.

Internet Links for KolymiteHide

Localities for KolymiteHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Chile
 
  • Atacama
    • Copiapó Province
      • Tierra Amarilla
        • Pabellón
British Museum online catalogue 2007
Hungary
 
  • Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
    • Kazincbarcika District
      • Rudabánya
Kupi, L., Szakáll, S., Zajzon, N., Kristály, F. & Fehér, B. (2010): Copper-amalgams from the Rudabánya base metal mineralization, NE Hungary. 20th General Meeting of the IMA (IMA2010), Budapest, Hungary, August 21-27, CD of Abstracts, p. 430.
Zajzon, N., Szentpéteri, K., Fehér, B., Szakáll, S., Kupi, L., & Barkóczy, P. (2012). New data on Cuamalgams, kolymite and belendorffite from Rudabánya, Hungary. In Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica, Abstract Series (Vol. 7, p. 160).
Mexico
Cipriani, C., & Mazzetti, G. (1989). Kolymite (copper amalgam); report of second and third occurrences. European Journal of Mineralogy, 1(5), 719-720.
Poland
 
  • Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Piestrzyński, A. (Main Ed.), Zaleska-Kuczmierczyk, M., Jasiński, A.W., Kotarski, J., Maślanka, W., Siewierski, S., Speczik, S., Śmieszek, Z. (1996): Monografia KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Lubin., 1204 pp.
Piestrzyński, A., & Pieczonka, J. (2012). Low temperature ore minerals associations in the Kupferschiefer type deposit, Lubin–Sieroszowice mining district, SW Poland. Мінералогічний збірник, (2), 59-66.
Russia (TL)
 
  • Magadan Oblast
    • Arik-Revkom zone
Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
USA
 
  • Nevada
    • Storey Co.
      • Comstock Mining District
        • Virginia City
          • Comstock Lode
Eur. J. Mineral. , 1993, 5, pp. 903-914.
Cipriani, C., & Mazzetti, G. (1989). Kolymite (copper amalgam); report of second and third occurrences. European Journal of Mineralogy, 1(5), 719-720.
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