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Krennerite & Tellurium

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Krennerite & Tellurium

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Description
Locality: 
Emperor Mine, Viti Levu, Fiji
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 3.6 × 1 cm
Description

Some vugs filled with silver-gold krennerite crystals up to 0.05 cm scattered in the sample. A bigger vug with quartz hosts three nicely crystallised tellurium up to 0.1 cm.

Very nice.

Both minerals are closely associated as can be seen in last picture.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Krennerite

Formula: 
(Au,Ag)Te2
Strunz: 
2.EA.15
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Sacarîmb (Sãcãrâmb; Szekerembe; Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania

Tellurium

Formula: 
Te
Strunz: 
1.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Colour: 
Tin-white
Streak: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Mariahilf Mine, Faţa Băii (Facebánya; Facebay; Fatiabaja), Zlatna (Zalatna; Zalathna), Alba Co., Romania

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