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Stannoidite & Mawsonite

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Stannoidite & Mawsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Badzhalski District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.1 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Polished section of stannoidite, mawsonite (comes with documentation Prof. Rudashesvsky, SEM/X-ray)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stannoidite

Formula: 
Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Strunz: 
2.CB.15c
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Konjo mine, Aida, Mito-cho, Okayama prefecture, Chugoku region, Honshu Island, Japan

Mawsonite

Formula: 
Cu6Fe2SnS8
Strunz: 
2.CB.20
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Royal George mine, Swinton, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia