Peterbaylissite Mineral Data

General Peterbaylissite Information
Chemical Formula:	Hg+3(CO3)(OH)•2(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 714.82 gm
	Mercury 84.19 % Hg 87.54 % Hg₂O
	Hydrogen 0.71 % H 6.30 % H₂O
	Carbon 1.68 % C 6.16 % CO₂
	Oxygen 13.43 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Hg₃(CO₃)(OH)•2(H₂O)
Environment:	On altered serpentinite.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1995
Locality:	A small prospect pit near the long abandoned Clear Creek mercury mines, New Idria district, San Benito County, California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	For Dr. Peter Bayliss, Prof. emeritus of Mineralogy, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Name Pronunciation:	Peterbaylissite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	IMA1993-041