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Belendorffite R070346
Name: Belendorffite
RRUFF ID: R070346
Ideal Chemistry: Cu7Hg6
Locality: Landsberg Mountain (Moschellandsberg Mountain), Obermoschel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Source: Michael Scott S100517 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Fragment of a yellowish-brown hexagonal crystal, co-type specimen
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070346
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Belendorffite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Lindahl T, Pilotti A, Westman S (1968) Rhombohedrally distorted gamma phases in the copper-mercury and chromium-aluminim systems, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 22, 748-752   [view file]

Lindahl T, Westman S (1969) The structure of the rhombohedral gamma brass like phase in the copper-mercury system, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 23, 1181-1190

Bernhardt H J, Schmetzer K (1992) Belendorffite, a new copper amalgam dimorphous with kolymite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1992, 21-28

Jambor J L (1992) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 77, 1305-1309   [view file]