
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
Hg+16Hg++20Sb3(Cl,Br)9O28

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 8,398.00 gm)
Mercury 85.99 %
HgAntimony 4.35 %
SbBromine 0.95 %
BrChlorine 3.38 %
ClOxygen 5.33 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
Hg16Hg20Sb3Cl8BrO28

Environment:
Oxidation zone of stibnite-cinnabar ores.

IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1982

Locality:
Kelyan deposit, Buryatia, Ural Mountains, Russia.

Name Origin:
Named for the locality.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
None

Color:
brown or reddish brown.

Density:
8.51 - 8.63, Average = 8.57

Diaphaniety:
Nearly opaque

Habits:
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., ,

Streak:
reddish brown
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