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Jalpaite

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Description
Locality: 
Leonera Mine, Jalpa, Jalpa Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 0.7 × 0.5 cm
Description

Jalpaite is a very rare silver mineral Ag3CuS2. The first picture shows the black crystal with a blue irisdescent luster.Minor native silver in association.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jalpaite

Formula: 
Ag3CuS2
Strunz: 
2.BA.45
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Leonora Mine, Jalpa, Mun. de Jalpa, Zacatecas, Mexico