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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