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Arsiccioite & Chabournéite

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Arsiccioite & Chabournéite

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Description
Locality: 
Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.5 × 0.8 cm
Description

Extremely rich chabourneite and red arsiccioite in matrix.

Rare and rich sample!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsiccioite

Formula: 
AgHg2Tl(As,Sb)2S6
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Red
Type Locality: 
Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy...

Chabournéite

Formula: 
Tl21-xPb2x(Sb,As)91-xS147 (x = 0-17.5)
Strunz: 
2.HC.05e
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...