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Manganoan Calcite Tennantite & Tetrahedrite

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Manganoan Calcite Tennantite & Tetrahedrite

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Description
Locality: 
Pachapaqui District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
6 × 14 × 8 cm
Description

Pale rose colored elongated calcite crystals with dark tennantite and metallic lustrous tetrahedrite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Manganoan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Formula: 
(Ca,Mn)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0

Tennantite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

Tetrahedrite

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