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Hetaerolite & Chalcophanite

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Hetaerolite & Chalcophanite

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Description
Locality: 
Mohawk Mine, Mohawk Hill, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.5 × 2.1 cm
Description

A rich coverage of tiny lustrous black tetragonal crystals of hetaerolite on a bed of black tabular chalcophanite crystals.
Very fine under magnification.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hetaerolite

Formula: 
ZnMn2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.10
Hardness: 
6.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Chalcophanite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn3O7·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.20
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Cartils Minerals

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