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Tetrahedrite & Sphalerite & Dolomite

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Tetrahedrite & Sphalerite & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Casapalca Mine, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 3.5 × 2.6 cm
Description

Lustrous metallic tetrahedrite crystals with yellowish-greenish sphalerite and brownish dolomite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White