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Sperrylite

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Sperrylite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Talnakh, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Thin white, platinum bearing mineral sperrylite in chalcopyrite matrix. It forms blocky crystal with very high luster. The crystal isn't fully complete, there are two contacts on it, but it's still in a good shape.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sperrylite

Formula: 
PtAs2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Colour: 
Tin-white
Type Locality: 
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Loranth Minerals

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