Amalgam Mineral Data + 
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- 1.1.8.0 Amalgam * Ag2Hg3 Unk Cubic
- 1.1.8.1 Moschellandsbergite Ag2Hg3 I m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 1.1.8.2 Schachnerite Ag1.1Hg0.9 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- 1.1.8.3 Paraschachnerite Ag3Hg2 C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 1.1.8.4 Luanheite Ag3Hg P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- 1.1.8.5 Eugenite Ag9Hg2 I 43m 4 3m
- 1.1.8.6 Weishanite (Au,Ag)3Hg2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
General Amalgam Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ag2Hg3 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 817.51 gm | ||
| Silver 26.39 % Ag | |||
| Mercury 73.61 % Hg | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ag2Hg3 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Not Approved IMA | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
Kongsbergite | ||
| Silver amalgam (Hg) | |||
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Amalgam Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.9, Z = 10; V = 970.30 Den(Calc)= 13.99 | ||
| Crystal System: |
IsometricSpace Group: Unk | ||
Physical Properties of Amalgam |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Indistinct | ||
| Color: |
White. | ||
| Density: |
13.75 - 14.1, Average = 13.92 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Fracture: |
Malleable - Deforms rather than breaking apart with a hammer. | ||
| Habit: |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. | ||
| Hardness: |
3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny | ||
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
| Magnetism: |
Nonmagnetic | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Calculated Properties of Amalgam |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=11.4 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.2223 Boson Index = 0.7777 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEAmalgam =1,348.65 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Amalgam is Not Radioactive |
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Amalgam Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
1.1.8.0 (1)Native Elements | ||
| (1.1)with metallic elements other than the platinum group | |||
| (1.1.8)Silver Amalgam Alloys | |||
| Strunz Class: |
I/X.00-00 I - Elements | ||
| I/X - Unclassified Strunz Elements | |||
| I/X.00 - Amalgam Alloys | |||
Other Amalgam Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Dana) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Amalgam : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Scandinavian mineral gallery Search for Amalgam using: Visit our Advertisers for Amalgam : Translate Amalgam Mineral Data : Ask about Amalgam here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Amalgam Specimen Label here :
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