General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Hg3(SO4)O2
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 729.83 gm)
Mercury 82.45 % Hg
Sulfur 4.39 % S
Oxygen 13.15 % O
Empirical Formula:
Hg3(SO4)O2
Environment:
Formed either by the oxidation of cinnaber ore exposed to sunlight, or in the bricks and remains of old mercury furnaces and condensers.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1959
Locality:
TL: Silver Cloud mine, Ivanho district, N of Battle Mountain, Nevada. Sulfur Bank mine, end of east arm of Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Lake Co. California.
Name Origin:
Named for Curt Nicolaus Schuette (1895-1975), American mining engineer and geologist, specialist in mercury deposits.
Physical Properties:
Color:
bright canary yellow, yellow, or orange.
Density:
8.18
Habits:
Thin - Flat dimensioned crystals., Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.,
Hardness:
3 - Calcite
Streak:
yellow
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