Mineralogy Database

Mazzettiite Mineral Data

Search Webmineral :
  

General Mazzettiite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Ag3HgPbSbTe5
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,493.72 gm
   Silver     21.59 %  Ag
   Mercury    13.56 %  Hg
   Antimony    8.07 %  Sb
   Tellurium  42.63 %  Te
   Lead       14.15 %  Pb
             ______ 
             100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ag2.99Hg1.01Pb1.02Sb0.99Te4.99
Help on Environment: Environment: Closely associated with altaite together with galena in a gangue of quartz. Strong similarities with petrovicite
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Findlay Gulch, Saguache Co., Colorado, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Giuseppe Mazzetti (1942�2003), curator in chief of the Mineralogy Section of the Museo di Storia Naturale, Universit� di Firenze.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2004-003