Polhemusite
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About Polhemusite
Formula:
(Zn,Hg)S
Colour:
Black
Lustre:
Adamantine, Greasy
Hardness:
4½
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Name:
Named in honor of Clyde Polhemus Ross, born Clyde Polhemus (1891–1965), American economic geologist with the United States Geological Survey who studied mercury deposits and the geology of Idaho. Clyde Ross Peak is also named after him.
This page provides mineralogical data about Polhemusite.
Classification of Polhemusite
Approved
First published:
1978
2/C.01-70
2.CB.05c
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
2.8.3.1
2 : SULFIDES
8 : AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
2 : SULFIDES
8 : AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
3.5.10
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
5 : Sulphides etc. of Hg and Tl
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
5 : Sulphides etc. of Hg and Tl
Physical Properties of Polhemusite
Chemical Properties of Polhemusite
Formula:
(Zn,Hg)S
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Fe
Crystallography of Polhemusite
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:
a = 8.71 Å, b = 14.74 Å
Unit Cell V:
0.00 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Type Occurrence of Polhemusite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian), Washington, D.C., USA, 145549.
Reference:
Leonard, B.F., Desborough, G.A. (1978) Polhemusite, a new Hg-Zn sulfide from Idaho. American Mineralogist: 63: 1153-1161.
Synonyms of Polhemusite
Other Language Names for Polhemusite
Common Associates
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
2.CB. | Agmantinite | Ag2MnSnS4 | Orth. |
2.CB.05a | Coloradoite | HgTe | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
2.CB.05a | Hawleyite | CdS | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.05a | Metacinnabar | HgS | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.05b | Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 | Iso. |
2.CB.05a | Sphalerite | ZnS | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.05a | Stilleite | ZnSe | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.05a | Tiemannite | HgSe | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.05 | UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn | Cu2Fe3Zn5S10 | |
2.CB.05a | Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.10a | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
2.CB.10a | Eskebornite | CuFeSe2 | Tet. |
2.CB.10a | Gallite | CuGaS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
2.CB.10b | Haycockite | Cu4Fe5S8 | Orth. 2 2 2 |
2.CB.10a | Lenaite | AgFeS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
2.CB.10b | Mooihoekite | Cu9Fe9S16 | Tet. |
2.CB.10b | Putoranite | Cu1.1Fe1.2S2 | Iso. |
2.CB.10a | Roquesite | CuInS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
2.CB.10b | Talnakhite | Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16 | Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m |
2.CB.10a | Laforêtite | AgInS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
2.CB.15a | Černýite | Cu2(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
2.CB.15a | Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
2.CB.15a | Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
2.CB.15a | Idaite | Cu5FeS6 | Hex. |
2.CB.15a | Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
2.CB.15a | Kuramite | Cu3SnS4 | Tet. |
2.CB.15b | Mohite | Cu2SnS3 | Mon. |
2.CB.15a | Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
2.CB.15a | Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
2.CB.15c | Stannoidite | Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 | Orth. |
2.CB.15a | Velikite | Cu2HgSnS4 | Tet. |
2.CB.15c | UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn | Cu8(Fe,Zn)3Ge2S12 (?) | |
2.CB.20 | Chatkalite | Cu6FeSn2S8 | Tet. 4 2m : P4m2 |
2.CB.20 | Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 | Tet. 4 2m : P4m2 |
2.CB.30 | Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n |
2.CB.30 | Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n |
2.CB.30 | Germanocolusite | Cu26V2(Ge,As)6S32 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m |
2.CB.30 | Nekrasovite | Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32 | Iso. |
2.CB.30 | Stibiocolusite | Cu13V(Sb,Sn,As)3S16 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m |
2.CB.30 | Ovamboite | Cu20(Fe,Cu,Zn)6W2Ge6S32 | Iso. |
2.CB.30 | Maikainite | Cu20(Fe,Cu)6Mo2Ge6S32 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
2.CB.35a | Hemusite | Cu6SnMoS8 | Iso. |
2.CB.35a | Kiddcreekite | Cu6SnWS8 | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.35a | Polkovicite | (Fe,Pb)3(Ge,Fe)1-xS4 | Iso. |
2.CB.35a | Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 | Tet. 4 2m : P4 2c |
2.CB.35a | Vinciennite | Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16 | Tet. |
2.CB.35a | Morozeviczite | (Pb,Fe)3Ge1-xS4 | Iso. |
2.CB.35b | Catamarcaite | Cu6GeWS8 | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.40 | Lautite | CuAsS | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
2.CB.45 | Cadmoselite | CdSe | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.45 | Greenockite | CdS | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.45 | Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.45 | Rambergite | MnS | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.45 | Buseckite | (Fe,Zn,Mn)S | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.55a | Cubanite | CuFe2S3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.CB.55b | Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.CB.60 | Picotpaulite | TlFe2S3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
2.CB.60 | Raguinite | TlFeS2 | Orth. |
2.CB.65 | Argentopyrite | AgFe2S3 | Mon. 2/m |
2.CB.65 | Sternbergite | AgFe2S3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.CB.70 | Sulvanite | Cu3VS4 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m |
2.CB.75 | Vulcanite | CuTe | Orth. |
2.CB.80 | Empressite | AgTe | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.CB.85 | Muthmannite | AuAgTe2 | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
3.5.1 | Cinnabar | HgS | Trig. 3 2 : P31 2 1 |
3.5.2 | Hypercinnabar | HgS | Hex. |
3.5.3 | Metacinnabar | HgS | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
3.5.4 | Imiterite | Ag2HgS2 | Mon. |
3.5.5 | Tiemannite | HgSe | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
3.5.6 | Balkanite | Cu9Ag5HgS8 | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
3.5.7 | Danielsite | (Cu,Ag)14HgS8 | Orth. |
3.5.8 | Coloradoite | HgTe | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
3.5.9 | Gortdrumite | Cu24Fe2Hg9S23 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
3.5.11 | Carlinite | Tl2S | Trig. 3 : R3 |
3.5.12 | Crookesite | Cu7(Tl, Ag)Se4 | Tet. |
3.5.13 | Sabatierite | Cu6TlSe4 | Orth. |
3.5.14 | Picotpaulite | TlFe2S3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
3.5.15 | Raguinite | TlFeS2 | Orth. |
3.5.16 | Thalcusite | Tl2Cu3FeS4 | Tet. |
3.5.17 | Bukovite | Tl2(Cu,Fe)4Se4 | Tet. |
3.5.18 | Gallite | CuGaS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
3.5.19 | Roquesite | CuInS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
3.5.20 | Indite | FeIn2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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References for Polhemusite
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Leonard, B.F., Desborough, G.A. (1978) Polhemusite, a new Hg-Zn sulfide from Idaho. American Mineralogist: 63: 1153-1161.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| R Bottrill, unpub.data |
China | |
| Zhongqi Huang (1991): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 11(3), 274-277 |
Iran | |
| Daliran, F. (2008): The carbonate rock-hosted epithermal gold deposit of Agdarreh, Takab geothermal field, NW Iran—hydrothermal alteration and mineralisation. Mineralium Deposita, 43, 383-404 |
Italy | |
| Costagliola P., Benvenuti M., Tanelli G., Cortecci G.,Lattanzi P., 1990. The barite-pyrite-iron oxides deposit of Monte Arsiccio (Apuan Alps). Boll. Soc. Geol. Ital., 109: 267-277 |
Pacific Ocean | |
| Schwarz-Schampera, U., Herzig, P. M., Hannington, M. D., & Stoffers, P. (2001). Shallow submarine epithermal-style As-Sb-Hg-Au mineralization in the active Kermadec arc, New Zealand. Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: Lisse, Holanda, Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers, 333-335. |
Poland | |
| Karwowski Ł. & Szełęg E. 2006: Zn-BEARING CINNABAR FROM RABE NEAR BALIGRÓD (BIESZCZADY MTS., OUTER CARPATIANS, SE POLAND). Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica, Abstact Series 5, 53; Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica, Abstract Series 5, Szeged, 2006 p53 |
GAWEŁ A., 1970: Origin of realgar in the Flysch deposits of the environs of Baligród (Middle Carpathians). Miner. Polon., vol. 1: 7-16. KARWOWSKI, Ł. & SZEŁĘG, E. 2005: Cinnabar and arsenic sulphides association from Rabe near Baligród (Outer Carpathians, SE Poland). Preliminary report. Mineralogical Society of Poland – Special Papers, 25: 318–322. | |
USA (TL) | |
| Amer.Min.(1978) 63, 1153-1161; Rocks & Min. 70:263 |
| NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada |
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA