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Name: Kelyanite
Kyn
IMA Chemistry: Hg12SbO6BrCl2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Kelyanite contains elements:
Mercury (Hg)
Antimony (Sb)
Oxygen (O)
Bromine (Br)
Chlorine (Cl)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 1981
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Vasil´ev V I, Lavrent´ev Y G, Pal´chik N A (1982) Kelyanite, Hg_36_Sb_3_(Cl,Br)_9_O_28_, a new mineral, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 111(3), 330-334 Chemical formula revised: Pervukhina N V, Borisov S V, Magarill S A, Naumov D Y, Vasil’ev V I (2008) The crystal structure of kelyanite, (Hg_2_)_6_(SbO_6_)BrCl_2_, American Mineralogist 93, 1666-1669
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Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 250 Million Years Ago
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