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Hatchite Realgar & Pyrite

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Hatchite Realgar & Pyrite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.7 × 0.8 cm
Description

Metallic hatchite crystals with red realgar and pyrite crystals on dolomite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hatchite

Formula: 
AgTlPbAs2S5
Strunz: 
2.GC.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Lead-gray
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Realgar

Formula: 
As4S4
Strunz: 
2.FA.15a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5