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Edoylerite Mineral Data
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General Edoylerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hg++3Cr++++++O4S2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 781.90 gm |
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Chromium 6.65 % Cr 12.79 % CrO3 |
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Mercury 76.96 % Hg 83.10 % HgO |
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Sulfur 8.20 % S 8.20 % S2- |
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- % S -4.09 % -O=S |
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Oxygen 8.18 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg3CrO4S2 |
| Environment: |
Rare alteration product of cinnabar, in a mercury deposit in silicate-carbonate rock hydrothermally altered from serpentinite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1993 |
| Locality: |
Clear Creek Claim, New Idria district, San Benito County, California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Edward H. Oyler (1915-), American mineral collector specializing in mercury minerals. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Edoylerite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 87733 |
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IMA1987-006 |
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PDF 45-1452 |
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