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Name: Tocornalite RRUFF ID: R070693 Ideal Chemistry: (Ag,Hg)I (?) Locality: Block 14 Opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia Source: Michael Scott S102939 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale yellow granular Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Tocornalite | |
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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] |
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Domeyko I (1867) Ioduro doble de plata i de mercurio. (Tocornalit), in Mineralojía de Chile, Segundo Apéndice Imprenta Nacional, Calle de la Moneda Santiago, Chile 41-42 [view file] |
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Mason B, Mumme W G, Sarp H (1992) Capgaronnite, HgS·Ag(Cl,Br,I), a new sulfide-halide mineral from Var, France, American Mineralogist, 77, 197-200 [view file] |
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