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Djurleite Chalcocite & Native Silver

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Djurleite Chalcocite & Native Silver

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Description
Locality: 
Thomas-Münzer-Schacht, Sangershausen, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony - Anhalt, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.8 × 2.5 cm
Description

A specimen from the Thomas Müntzer Shaft with a rich coverage of grey crude crystals and masses of djurleite, bluish grey chalcocite and some silvery-white native silver.
A rare locality piece, hard to find nowadays.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Djurleite

Formula: 
Cu31S16
Strunz: 
2.BA.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Barranca de Cobre (Copper Canyon), Mun. de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

Chalcocite

Formula: 
Cu2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Silver

Formula: 
Ag
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Cartils Minerals

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