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Rathite

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.8 × 1.3 cm
Description

Rathite is a rare sulfosalt from the Lengenbach quarry. Picture seems to show a translucent crystal, but this is only a patina.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rathite

Formula: 
Pb8Pb4-x(Tl2As2)x(Ag2As2)As16S40
Strunz: 
2.HC.05d
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland