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Tetrahedrite & Siderite

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Tetrahedrite & Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Neudorf, Harz, Saxony - Anhalt, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

Fresh brown siderite crystals on quartz with tetrahedrite and sphalerite. 

Classic material. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White