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Catamarcaite

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Catamarcaite

Werner Paar collection
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Description
Locality: 
Capillitas Vein, Capillitas, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with some tiny metallic grains of rare catamarcaite (Cu6GeWS8) in bornite/chalcocite matrix from the type and only locality for the species. Ex. Werner Paar collection. 

Mineral Data
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Catamarcaite

Formula: 
Cu6GeWS8
Strunz: 
2.CB.35b
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
Grey
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Capillitas Mine, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca, Argentina

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