Kenhsuite, γ-Hg3S2Cl2, a new mineral species from the McDermitt mercury deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 201-206

  McCormack, John K ^a   Dickson, Frank W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corderoite; Kenhsuite; McDermitt; Mercury; Nevada; Polymorphism; Sulfochloride

Indexed keywords

CORDEROITE; KENHSUITE; POLYMORPHISM;

USA, NEVADA, MCDERMITT;

EID: 0031784064     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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