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Capgaronnite & Iltisite

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Capgaronnite & Iltisite

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Description
Locality: 
Adolf Mine, Rudabánya, Rudabányai Mountains, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.9 × 0.5 cm
Description

Very nice yellowish-brownish (Iod rich) needles, and clusters in the silicious limonite matrix cavity. The crystals are quiet small, but still bigger then the ones the type locality. Very rich specimen, with a lot of crystals. The iltisites on the specimen unfortunately very small aggregates, it's hard to see them even on microscope. One time find in this quality. (1998)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Capgaronnite

Formula: 
HgAgS(Cl,Br,I)
Strunz: 
2.FC.20a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...

Iltisite

Formula: 
HgAgS(Cl,Br)
Strunz: 
2.FC.20b
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...

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