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Routhierite & Chabournéite

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Routhierite & Chabournéite

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Description
Locality: 
Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6.5 × 3.2 cm
Description

This is an incredible specimen hosting a several cm^2 rich area with chabourneite and SEM-EDS confirmed routhierite (Cu>Ag). 

Unique in size!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Routhierite

Formula: 
Tl(Cu,Ag)(Hg,Zn)2(As,Sb)2S6
Strunz: 
2.GA.40
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...

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...