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Crystal chemistry of mercury(I) and mercury(I, II) minerals

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The crystal structures of 16 mercury(I)- and mercury(I, II)-containing minerals having (Hg-Hg)2+ groups are considered. The Hg-Hg and Hg-X bond lengths and the HgHgX angles (X = Cl, Br, I, O, S) are analyzed. A comparative crystal chemical analysis of the environment of Hg atoms is carried out. The Hg-Hg and Hg-X distances vary within 2.43-2.60 and 1.93-2.43 å, respectively; the angles defining the deviation of the X-Hg-Hg-X groups from linearity are from 146 to 177‡. In most cases, the coordination environment of the mercury atoms involves the metal atom of the (Hg-Hg)2+ dumbbell and the X atom, but in several compounds the coordination number of the mercury atoms increases due to the additional atoms lying 2.5–3.5 å away. In terlinguaite and kuznetsovite, the Hg3 triangle is rather unusual; in the latter mineral, the Hg-Hg bonds are lengthened to 2.64-2.70 å. The review covers structural data up to May 1997.

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    N. V. Pervukhina, G. V. Romanenko, S. V. Borisov, S. A. Magarill & N. A. Palchik

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    N. V. Pervukhina, G. V. Romanenko, S. V. Borisov, S. A. Magarill & N. A. Palchik

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Pervukhina, N.V., Romanenko, G.V., Borisov, S.V. et al. Crystal chemistry of mercury(I) and mercury(I, II) minerals. J Struct Chem 40, 461–476 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02700646

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