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Tsumoite Gold & Tellurobismuthite

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Tsumoite Gold & Tellurobismuthite

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Description
Locality: 
Björkdal Mine, Sandfors, Skellefte, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 0.7 × 0.4 cm
Description

Silvery metallic tellurobismuthinite with metallic tsumoite and crystallized gold on quartz  ( For original close-up photo contact us )

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tsumoite

Formula: 
BiTe
Strunz: 
2.DC.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumo mine, Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Gold

Formula: 
Au
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Tellurobismuthite

Formula: 
Bi2Te3
Strunz: 
2.DC.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Type Locality: 
Boly Field Mine (Field's Mine; Field's vein), Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., Georgia, USA...