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Amalgam Mineral Data
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General Amalgam Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ag2Hg3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 817.51 gm |
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Silver 26.39 % Ag |
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Mercury 73.61 % Hg |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ag2Hg3 |
| Environment: |
Base metal ore deposits with oxidisable mercury sulfides. |
| IMA Status: |
Not Approved IMA |
| Locality: |
Germany, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the Medieval Latin "amalgama" for a mercury-metal alloy, generally when the other metal is silver. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Amalgam  |
| Synonym: |
Kongsbergite |
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Silver amalgam (Hg) |
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