Wattersite

Wattersite is a very rare mercury chromate mineral with the formula Hg+14Hg+2Cr+6O6.[1] It occurs in association with native mercury and cinnabar in a hydrothermally altered serpentinite.[2] It was first described from Clear Creek claim, San Benito County, California, USA in 1961.[3] It was named to honor Californian mineral collector Lucius "Lu" Watters.

References

  1. ↑ "Wattersite". MinDat. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Handbook of Mineralogy
  3. ↑ Roberts, Andrew C.; Bonardi, Maurizio; Erd, Richard C.; Criddle, Alan J.; Le Page, Yvon (1991). "Wattersite Hg+14Hg+2Cr+6O6 a new mineral from the Clear Creek claim San Benito Country, California". The Mineralogical Record. 22: 269–272.
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