Kleinite

Hg2N(Cl,SO4).nH2O

This sample of kleinite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Kleinite is a sulfate mineral of mercury, chlorine and nitrogen. It has the composition Hg2N(Cl,SO4).nH2O. The sample at left is about 10 cm across and is from McDermitt mine, Humboldt County, Nevada.

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