Chemical Formula: (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4)·nH2O
Locality: Terlingua, Brewster Co., Taxas, USA.
Name Origin: Named for Carl Klein (1832-1907), German mineralogist, University of Berlin.
History
Discovery date: 1905
Town of Origin : TERLINGUA, BREWSTER CO., TEXAS
Country of Origin : USA
Optical properties
Optical and misc. Properties : Translucent to subtranslucent
Refractive Index : from 2,19 to 2,21
Physical Properties
Cleavage: {0001} Good
Color: Yellow, Orange.
Density: 8
Diaphaneity: Translucent to subtranslucent
Fracture: Brittle – Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Hardness: 3.5 – Copper Penny
Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Luster: Adamantine
Magnetism: Nonmagnetic
Streak: yellow
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