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Calomel Mineral Data
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General Calomel Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hg2Cl2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 472.09 gm |
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Mercury 84.98 % Hg 88.37 % Hg2O |
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Chlorine 15.02 % Cl 15.02 % Cl |
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Cl -3.39 % -O=Cl2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg2Cl2 |
| Environment: |
Oxidized mercury deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1776 |
| Locality: |
Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek, kalos - "beautiful" and melas - "black." |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Calomel  |
| Synonym: |
Horn Quicksilver |
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ICSD 64683 |
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PDF 26-312 |
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