Kenhsuite

Kenhsuite
Kenhsuite
	Kenhsuite and cinabrio.Oriental mine, Chóvar (Castellón)Spain.
General
Category	Silphohalide mineral
Formula; (repeating unit)	Hg3S2Cl2
IMA symbol	Khs
Crystal system	Orthorhombic
Identification
Color	White or pale orange-pink to salmon-pink; darkening on exposure to light.
Crystal habit	Acicular crystals
Mohs scale hardness	2-3
Diaphaneity	Transparent
References

Kenhsuite is a mercury sulfide with chloride ions. It was described as a species from specimens obtained at the McDermitt mine, in Opalite, Humboldt Nevada county, (USA). The name is a tribute to Dr. Kenneth Junghwa Hsu. Professor Emeritus of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (Switzerland).^[3]

^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
^ http://www.mindat.org/min-7131.html Mindat
^ McCormack, J.K, and Dickson, F.W. (1998). "Kenhsuite, g-Hg3S2Cl2, a new mineral species from the McDermitt mercury deposit, Humbold County, Nevada". The Canadian Mineralogist. 36: 201–206.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.

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[3] McCormack, J.K, and Dickson, F.W. (1998). "Kenhsuite, g-Hg3S2Cl2, a new mineral species from the McDermitt mercury deposit, Humbold County, Nevada". The Canadian Mineralogist. 36: 201–206.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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