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Corderoite Mineral Data

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General Corderoite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Hg3S2Cl2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 736.81 gm
   Mercury   81.67 %  Hg   84.93 % Hg2O
   Sulfur     8.70 %  S     8.70 % S2-
               -   %  S    -4.34 % -O=S 
   Chlorine   9.62 %  Cl    9.62 % Cl
               -   %   Cl   -2.17 % -O=Cl2   
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       96.74 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Hg3S2Cl2
Help on Environment: Environment: In lake-bed sediments and underlying silicified rhyolite tuffs, possible a low-temperature secondary origin.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1974
Help on Locality: Locality: McDermitt Mercury mine (formerly Cordero mine), Opalite district, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for its locality.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 26945
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