Schachnerite 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
- I/A.02-10 Mercury Hg R 3m 3 2/m
- I/A.02-20 Kolymite Cu7Hg6 I 43m 4 3m
- I/A.02-22 Belendorffite Cu7Hg6 R 3m 3m
- I/A.02-28 Eugenite Ag9Hg2 I 43m 4 3m
- I/A.02-30 Moschellandsbergite Ag2Hg3 I m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.02-40 Luanheite Ag3Hg P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.02-50 Schachnerite Ag1.1Hg0.9 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.02-60 Paraschachnerite Ag3Hg2 C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.02-70 Goldamalgam* (Au,Ag)Hg I m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.02-80 Weishanite (Au,Ag)3Hg2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.02-90 Potarite PdHg P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.02-100 Leadamalgam HgPb2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
General Schachnerite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ag1.1Hg0.9 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 299.19 gm | ||
| Silver 39.66 % Ag | |||
| Mercury 60.34 % Hg | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ag1.1Hg0.9 | ||
| Environment: |
Found in the oxidation zone, formed by the alteration of moschellandsbergite. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1972 | ||
| Locality: |
Vertrauen auf Gott mine, Obermoschel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Doris Schachner (1904-1989), German mineralogist. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 40357 | ||
| PDF 27-618 | |||
Schachnerite Image | |||
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Schachnerite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.62592 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 2.978, c = 4.842, Z = 1; V = 37.19 Den(Calc)= 13.36 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.273(1), 0.8595(0.6), 2.42(0.5), | ||
Physical Properties of Schachnerite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Indistinct | ||
| Color: |
Silver gray. | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Hardness: |
2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
| Streak: |
metallic | ||
Optical Properties of Schachnerite |
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Very weak. | ||
| RL Color: |
Gray. | ||
Calculated Properties of Schachnerite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=11.0 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.18222 Boson Index = 0.81778 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESchachnerite =1,142.12 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Schachnerite is Not Radioactive |
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Schachnerite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
1.1.8.2 (1)Native Elements | ||
| (1.1)with metallic elements other than the platinum group | |||
| (1.1.8)Silver Amalgam Alloys | |||
| Strunz Class: |
I/A.02-50 I - Elements | ||
| I/A - Metallic and intermetallic compounds, Carbides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Silicides | |||
| I/A.02 - Mercury and Amalgame series | |||
Other Schachnerite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Schachnerite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas 11 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Schachnerite using: Visit our Advertisers for Schachnerite : Translate Schachnerite Mineral Data : Ask about Schachnerite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Schachnerite Specimen Label here :
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