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Fettelite

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Fettelite

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Description
Locality: 
Glasberg Quarry, Nieder-Beerbach, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.5 × 2.4 cm
Description

Thin platy fettelite with its typical intense red luster. This Ag-containing mineral is asscociated with acanthite. Rich sample with several areas hosting this species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fettelite

Formula: 
[Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8]
Strunz: 
2.LA.30
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Glasberg quarry, Nieder-Beerbach, Mühltal, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany