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Pirquitasite & Toyohaite

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Pirquitasite & Toyohaite

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Description
Locality: 
Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy, Argentina
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm
Description

Black metallic pirquitasite with toyohaite from the Pirquitas Ag Sn deposit, Argentina. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pirquitasite

Formula: 
Ag2ZnSnS4
Strunz: 
2.CB.15a
Hardness: 
4.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy, Argentina

Toyohaite

Formula: 
Ag2FeSn3S8
Strunz: 
2.DA.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Toyoha mine, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan