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Coloradoite

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Coloradoit
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Coloradoit
derb, Bildmitte, in SiO2 mit etwas Au, Fundort: Bessie G. Mine, Colorado, USA, Bildausschnitt etwa: 3 x 2 mm
Copyright: rtbstone; Contribution: rtbstone
Collection: rtbstone
Location: USA/Colorado/La Plata County/La Plata District/Bessie G Mine
Mineral: Coloradoite
Image: 1182661037
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Coloradoit

derb, Bildmitte, in SiO2 mit etwas Au, Fundort: Bessie G. Mine, Colorado, USA, Bildausschnitt etwa: 3 x 2 mm
Collection: rtbstone
Copyright: rtbstone
Contribution: rtbstone 2007-06-24
Locality: Bessie G Mine / La Plata District / La Plata County / Colorado / USA
Coloradoit
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Coloradoit
ca. 3,8mm / 0,03 g; Fundort: Kalgoorie, Australien
Copyright: Xyrx; Contribution: Xyrx
Location: Australien/Western Australia/Goldfields-Esperance, Region/Kalgoorlie-Boulder City/Kalgoorlie konsolidierte Gold-Minen
Mineral: Coloradoite
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Coloradoit

ca. 3,8mm / 0,03 g; Fundort: Kalgoorie, Australien
Copyright: Xyrx
Contribution: Xyrx 2007-10-05
Locality: Kalgoorlie konsolidierte Gold-Minen / Kalgoorlie-Boulder City / Goldfields-Esperance, Region / Western Australia / Australien
Coloradoit
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Coloradoit
Bessie G Mine La Plata County Colorado USA; Bildbreite 2,3 mm
Copyright: Ulrich Hansper; Contribution: Ulrich Hansper
Collection: Ulrich Hansper
Location: USA/Colorado/La Plata County/La Plata District/Bessie G Mine
Mineral: Coloradoite
Image: 1550844148
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Coloradoit

Bessie G Mine La Plata County Colorado USA; Bildbreite 2,3 mm
Collection: Ulrich Hansper
Copyright: Ulrich Hansper
Contribution: Ulrich Hansper 2019-02-22
Locality: Bessie G Mine / La Plata District / La Plata County / Colorado / USA
Coloradoit
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Coloradoit
Bessie G Mine La Plata County Colorado USA; Bildbreite 2,3 mm
Copyright: Ulrich Hansper; Contribution: Ulrich Hansper
Collection: Ulrich Hansper
Location: USA/Colorado/La Plata County/La Plata District/Bessie G Mine
Mineral: Coloradoite
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Coloradoit

Bessie G Mine La Plata County Colorado USA; Bildbreite 2,3 mm
Collection: Ulrich Hansper
Copyright: Ulrich Hansper
Contribution: Ulrich Hansper 2019-02-22
Locality: Bessie G Mine / La Plata District / La Plata County / Colorado / USA
Calaverit und Coloradoit
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Calaverit und Coloradoit
Neben Calaverit (wenig, goldfarben) und Coloradoit (graumetallisch) führt dieses Erzstück auch gediegenes Gold. Es stammt aus der North Kalgurli Gold Mine auf der goldenen Mile nördlich von Kalgoorlie in Australien. Breite des Stückes etwa 62 mm.
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer; Contribution: Klaus Schäfer
Collection: Klaus Schäfer, Collection number: AuMin-Cala-3-1-12
Location: Australien/Western Australia/Goldfields-Esperance, Region/Kalgoorlie-Boulder City/Golden Mile Minen/North Kalgurli Gold Mine
Mineral: Calaverite, Coloradoite
Image: 1602945888
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Calaverit und Coloradoit (SNr: AuMin-Cala-3-1-12)

Neben Calaverit (wenig, goldfarben) und Coloradoit (graumetallisch) führt dieses Erzstück auch gediegenes Gold. Es stammt aus der North Kalgurli Gold Mine auf der goldenen Mile nördlich von Kalgoor...
Collection: Klaus Schäfer
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer
Contribution: Klaus Schäfer 2020-10-17
Locality: North Kalgurli Gold Mine / Golden Mile Minen / Kalgoorlie-Boulder City / Goldfields-Esperance, Region / Western Australia / Australien

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Collectors Summary

Color eisenschwarz-met.
Streak color schwarz
Hardness (Mohs) 2.5
Solubility + HNO3
Crystal System kubisch, F43m

Chemism

Chemical formula

HgTe

Chemical composition

Quecksilber, Tellur

Unit weight: 328.195 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 2

Info

Empirical formula:

HgTe

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Tellurium

Te

38.88

1

50.00

127.6030000

127.6030000
Mercury

Hg

61.12

1

50.00

200.5920000

200.5920000

Analysis wt%

Hg : 58.55, Pb : 1.60, Te : 39.10 (Ref: American Mineralogist 49)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

2.CB.05

2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfoarsenide, Sulfoantimonide, Sulfobismuthide)
C: Metallsulfide, M : S = 1 : 1 (und ähnliche)
B: mit Zink (Zn), Eisen (Fe), Kupfer (Cu), Silber (Ag), usw.
05:Sphalerit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

II/C.01-060

II: SULFIDE UND SULFOSALZE (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide)
C: Sulfide mit Metall : S,Se,Te ~ 1:1
1: Sphalerit-Gruppe

Classification by Hölzel

2.CB.180

2: SULFIDES
C: Sulfides (etc) with Me/S=1/1
B: With Zn,Cu (etc), Coordination Number ~[4] Framework of Cornersharing Tetrahedra: Sphalerite-Germanite-Family
1: Sphalerite-Group

Dana 8th edition

02.08.02.05

02: Sulfide Minerals
08: Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1
02: Sphalerite Group (Isometric: F4-3m)

IMA status

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), als Mineral meist anerkannt

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

eisenschwarz-met.

Streak color

schwarz

Crystallography

Crystal System

kubisch

Class (H-M)

43m

Space Group number

216

Space Group

F43m

Cell parameters a (Å)

6.448

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

-

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

4

Volume (ų)

268.087

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

3.73(100),
2.28(90),
1.943(70),
1.611(20),
1.479(30),
1.314(40),
1.240(30),
1.087(30)
XRD chart Coloradoite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

2.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

27 (100g)

Density (g/cm³)

8.131 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+ HNO3

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

USA/Colorado/Boulder County/Magnolia District/Keystone Mine

USA/Colorado/Boulder County/Balarat District/Smuggler Mine

USA/Colorado/Boulder County/Magnolia District/Mountain Lion Mine

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Genth, 1877

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 1 (1990), 105

Other languages

German

Coloradoit

English

Coloradoite

French

Coloradoite

Spanish

Coloradoíta

Russian

Колорадоит

Simplified Chinese

碲汞矿

Japanese

ｺﾛﾗﾄﾞ鉱

Alternative Name

German

Koloradoit

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Clr

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) GHx81RsI3Ei0IoZIDgNQ7g
GUID (Global unique identifier) D57C7C18-081B-48DC-B422-86480E0350EE
Database ID 795