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Cooperite & Erlichmanite

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Cooperite & Erlichmanite

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Description
Locality: 
Inagli Massif, Aldan, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

Polished section of cooperite, erlichmanite etc. (comes with documentation Prof. Rudashesvsky, SEM/X-ray)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cooperite

Formula: 
PtS
Strunz: 
2.CC.35b
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine, Rustenburg (Rustenburg District), Western Bushveld Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West Province, South Africa

Erlichmanite

Formula: 
OsS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.5
Colour: 
Gray
Type Locality: 
MacIntosh Mine, Willow Creek (China Flat), Willow Creek District, Klamath Mts, Humboldt Co., California, USA