| Name: | Shakhovite Sk |
| IMA Chemistry: | Hg1+4Sb5+O3(OH)3 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Shakhovite contains elements: Mercury (Hg) Antimony (Sb) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Kyrgyzstan |
| Year First Published: | 1980 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Vasilyev V I, Lavrentyev Y G, Pal'chik N A (1980) Shakhovite - Hg_8_Sb_2_O_13_ - a new hypergenic mineral. Geologiya i Geofizika 21(11), 128-132 Chemical formula changed from Hg_8_Sb_2_O_13_: Tillmanns E, Krupp R, Abraham K (1982) New data on the mercury antimony mineral shakhovite: Chemical composition, unit cell and crystal structure, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 30, 227-235 |
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| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 354 Million Years Ago |
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