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Quadratite & Smithite

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Quadratite & Smithite

SEM-EDS conf. specimen no 2019-05-15-14

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm
Description

SEM-EDS confirmed quadratite with acicular smithite on dolomite matrix.  SEM images correspond to this specimen. SEM-EDS conf. specimen no 2019-05-15-14

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quadratite

Formula: 
Ag(Cd,Pb)AsS3
Strunz: 
2.GC.25
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Smithite

Formula: 
AgAsS2
Strunz: 
2.GC.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic Tabular crystals.
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Quadratite & Smithite
Analysis Report - only: Quadratite & Smithite
Analysis Report - only: Quadratite & Smithite
Analysis Report - only: Quadratite & Smithite