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Vaughanite Mineral Data

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General Vaughanite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: TlHgSb4S7
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,116.44 gm
   Thallium  18.31 %  Tl
   Mercury   17.97 %  Hg
   Antimony  43.62 %  Sb
   Sulfur    20.11 %  S
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            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: TlHgSb4S7
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1989
Help on Locality: Locality: Hemlo gold deposit, near Marathon, Ontario, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for David J. Vaughan (1946-), English mineralogist.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Vaughanite + Pronunciation Say VAUGHANITE