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Tetrahedrite Var Mercurian Tetrahedrite

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Tetrahedrite Var Mercurian Tetrahedrite

Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
6 × 11.3 × 7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

This exceptional specimen comes from the type locality. I got it some years ago from a very old collection of an original "Strahler". Some minor ditches at the prominent crystals but still an impressive specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Mercurian Tetrahedrite

Variety Of: 

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
(Cu,Hg)12Sb4S13
Hardness: 
0.0

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