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Thalfenisite & Pentlandite

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Thalfenisite & Pentlandite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

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

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thalfenisite

Formula: 
Tl6(Fe,Ni,Cu)25S26Cl
Strunz: 
2.FC.05
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Colour: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni deposit (Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...

Pentlandite

Formula: 
(Fe,Ni)9S8
Strunz: 
2.BB.15
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Craignure Mine, Inveraray, Strathclyde (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK