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Tennantite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 7.08 × 3.38 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.23cm
Description

Tennantite crystals on Tennantite matrix covered all around by tiny Quartz crystals.  Tennantite dull metallic lustre, being singles or grouped together.

Crystals Tetragonal and Pyramidal in shape.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tennantite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

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