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Gortdrumite

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Gortdrumite

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Description
Locality: 
Landsberg, Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.3 × 0.7 cm
Description

Sulfidic matrix with gortdrumite crystals and another unidentified species attached to the gortdrumite (black metallic blocky crystals). Qualitative analysis showed up the elements Hg,Cu, Fe, S.

Mineral Data
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Gortdrumite

Formula: 
(Cu,Fe)6Hg2S5
Strunz: 
2.BD.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Co. Tipperary, Ireland