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Omariniite Putzite & Thalcusite

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Omariniite Putzite & Thalcusite

Hubert Putz and Werner Paar collections
New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Capillitas Vein, Capillitas, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small and extremely rare, analyzed sample from the collection of Hubert Putz, who discovered these rare geranium and thalium bearing species. The sample hosts metallic, intergrown masses of putzite, the new species omariniite (2017, Cu8Fe2ZnGe2S12), thalcusite and several other species with some secondary oxidation species that are unidentified. Extremely rare and hard to obtain species! From the Hubert Putz, Werner Paar and David Burgess collections. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Omariniite

Formula: 
Cu8Fe2ZnGe2S12
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Colour: 
Orange-brown
Streak: 
Brownish-black
Type Locality: 
Capillitas Mine, Andalgalá, Catamarca, Argentina

Putzite

Formula: 
(Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6
Strunz: 
2.BA.70
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Capillitas Mine, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca, Argentina

Thalcusite

Formula: 
Tl2Cu3FeS4
Strunz: 
2.BD.30
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
Gray
Type Locality: 
Mayak Mine (Majak Mine), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...

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