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Tetrahedrite & Sphalerite & Quartz

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Tetrahedrite & Sphalerite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Animón Mine, Huaron, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6 × 6 cm
Description

Lustrous intergrown tetrahedrite and sphalerite crytals with quartz crystals

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White