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Tyrrellite

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Tyrrellite

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Description
Locality: 
Eagle Claims, Beaverlodge Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.4 × 0.8 cm
Description

Grains and masses of lustrous bronzy metallic tyrrellite embedded in a purplish metallic umangite matrix from the Type Locality. A very fine example of this rare cobalt-copper-nickel-selenide. 

Mineral Data
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Tyrrellite

Formula: 
Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
Strunz: 
2.DA.05
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
Bronze
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se Occurrence, Eagle shaft area, Melville Lake, Goldfields District, Beaverlodge Region, Saskatchewan, Canada
Cartils Minerals

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