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Kleinite

kleinite

(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4)·nH2O

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Overview

Kleinite is a rare mineral that has only been found in the United States and Germany that occurs in hydrothermal mercury deposits. It occurs associated with calcite, gypsum and (rarely) barite or calomel. Its color can range from pale yellow/canary yellow to orange, and it is transparent to translucent. As a photosensitive mineral, its coloration darkens when exposed to light. It has been hypothesized that kleinite formed through a "reaction of cinnabar with oxidized meteoric water", with this reaction being the source of kleinite's nitrogen.

Scientific references

  1. Kleinite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3815829 Link
  2. Kleinite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleinite Link