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Weishanite

Year of discovery: 1982 (Poshan mine, China), 2017 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of weishanite

• (Au,Ag)₃Hg₂
• [(Au,Ag)₃][Hg₂]

• Class: Alloy

• Au => Ag: Paraschachnerite
• Au => Hg: Mercury

• Hg => Au: Gold

• Color: Pale yellow
• Streak: Pale yellow
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Hardness: 2.5

• System: Hexagonal
• Group: 6/mmm, P6₃/mmc
• Lattice: a=2.9, c=4.8