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⇱ Gold Amalgam: Mineral information, data and localities.


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Gold Amalgam

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About Gold AmalgamHide

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This page provides mineralogical data about Gold Amalgam.


Unique IdentifiersHide

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Mindat ID:
27328
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:27328:6

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Pronunciation of Gold AmalgamHide

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Pronunciation:
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IDSpeciesReferenceLinkYearLocalityPressure (GPa)Temp (K)
0014132WeishaniteRolfe C, Hume-Rothery W (1967) The constitution of alloys of gold and mercury Journal of the Less-Common Metals 13 1-1019670293
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Synonyms of Gold AmalgamHide

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Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
2 photos of Gold Amalgam associated with Native GoldAu
1 photo of Gold Amalgam associated with UraniniteUO2
1 photo of Gold Amalgam associated with CinnabarHgS
1 photo of Gold Amalgam associated with QuartzSiO2

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Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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Localities for Gold AmalgamHide

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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia
  • Victoria
    • South Gippsland Shire
[Weishanite] Birch et al. (2023)
Austria
  • Salzburg
    • St. Johann im Pongau District
      • Mühlbach am Hochkönig
Exel (1993)
Bolivia
  • Potosí
    • Sud Lípez Province
      • Cerro Bonete
D. Richter (1992)
Brazil
  • Minas Gerais
    • Mariana
[Weishanite] extraLapis #2 (1992)
Canada
  • British Columbia
    • Similkameen Mining Division
Barkov et al. (2009)
China
  • Hebei
    • Chengde
      • Fengning County
        • Boluonuo
[Goldamalgam (of Chen et al.)] Keqiao Chen et al. (1981)
  • Henan
    • Nanyang
      • Tongbai County
        • Weishancheng ore field
[Weishanite] Yuheng Li et al. (1984)
  • Hunan
    • Yiyang
      • Heshan District
[Yiyangite] Shuzhang Tian (1989)
  • Shaanxi
    • Hanzhong
      • Mian County
[Yiyangite] Enkui Cao (1991)
Czech Republic
  • Central Bohemian Region
    • Příbram District
      • Velká Lečice
Litochleb et al. (střední Čechy)
France
  • Pays de la Loire
    • Mayenne
      • Mayenne
Devismes (1978)
Germany
  • Bavaria
    • Lower Bavaria
      • Straubing
Dill et al. (2009)
Dill et al. (2021)
  • Hesse
    • Darmstadt
      • Darmstadt-Dieburg
        • Mühltal
Belendorff (2021)
Philippines
  • Mindanao
    • Davao Region
      • Davao del Sur Province
[Goldamalgam (of Chen et al.)] Huang (2011)
Russia
  • Altai Krai
    • Zmeinogorsky District
Bestemianova et al. (2017, December)
  • Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yurichev et al. (2017)
  • Magadan Oblast
    • Khasynsky District
      • Agan ore field
Volkov et al. (2015)
  • Primorsky Krai
    • Khanka lake
Molchanov et al. (2011)
  • Sakha
    • Anabarsky District
      • Ebelyakh River basin
Gerasimov (2020, December)
    • Verkhoyansk District
Seltmann et al. (2010)
  • Zabaykalsky Krai
    • Gazimuro-Zavodsky District
      • Lugokan ore cluster
Redin et al. (2015)
Sweden
  • Västerbotten County
    • Skellefteå
      • Boliden
Nysten (1986) +1 other reference
Schlatter (2007)
Mäki (1997)
Switzerland
  • Fribourg
    • Sarine
[Weishanite] Meisser et al. (2000)
Tanzania
  • Shinyanga Region
Pavel M. Kartashov data of 2015
USA
  • Arizona
    • Yavapai County
      • Sierra Prieta Mountains
        • Copper Basin Mining District
          • Kirkland area
            • Copper Basin Wash
AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 135 (1933)
  • California
    • Mariposa County
      • Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District
        • Mariposa
Schmitz (1852) +2 other references
[Goldamalgam (of Chen et al.)] Petrov (n.d.) +1 other reference
    • Nevada County
      • Nevada City Mining District
        • Nevada City
Lindgren (1896a) +2 other references
  • Colorado
    • Boulder County
      • Gold Hill Mining District
Eckel et al. (1997)
      • Magnolia Mining District
[Weishanite] EDS analysed by J.Desor 2016_11_28 +1 other reference
    • Telluride Mining District
      • Bear Creek
Eckel et al. (1997)
Uzbekistan
  • Navoiy
    • Central Kyzylkum Region
      • Bel'tau Mountains
Pekov (1998)
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