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Danielsite

danielsite

(Cu,Ag)14HgS8

Danielsite mineral information and data

Danielsite mineral information and data — via www.dakotamatrix.com · Source

Overview

Danielsite is a sulfide and sulfosalt that was first discovered in a pocket of supergene minerals in the north region of Western Australia. The location found was about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the locality known as Coppin Pool. The mineral danielsite was named after John L. Daniels who collected the sample in which the new mineral was found. The chemical formula of danielsite is (Cu,Ag)14HgS8. Danielsite is very fine grained and hard to observe in hand samples. It generally has a gray color with very brittle and soft physical characteristics.

Scientific references

  1. Danielsite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3702136 Link
  2. Danielsite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielsite Link