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Tiemannite Penroseite & Clausthalite

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Tiemannite Penroseite & Clausthalite

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Description
Locality: 
Virgen de Surumi Mine, Pakajake Canyon, Chayanta Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 4 × 0.9 cm
Description

Polished section of tiemannite in very thin veins inbetween penroseite (bronze metallic) and clausthalite (bright metallic). SEM-EDS confirmed.

The matrix consists also of a unknown Cr Al (Fe) mineralisation. Needs to be structural investigated, see analysis section for details. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tiemannite

Formula: 
HgSe
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
St Lorenz Mine, Burgstatt veins, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

Penroseite

Formula: 
(Ni,Co,Cu)Se2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Virgen de Surumi mine (Pacajake mine; Pakajake mine), Pakajake Canyon (Pacajake Canyon), Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

Clausthalite

Formula: 
PbSe
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
St Lorenz Mine, Burgstatt veins, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Tiemannite Penroseite & Clausthalite
Analysis Report - only: Tiemannite Penroseite & Clausthalite
Analysis Report - only: Tiemannite Penroseite & Clausthalite
Analysis Report - only: Tiemannite Penroseite & Clausthalite