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Hatchite & Wallisite On Sartorite

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Hatchite & Wallisite On Sartorite

very good specimen, EDS conf. specimen no 20-01-05-lb34

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3 × 1.7 cm
Description

Very good black metallic hatchite/wallisite on a sartorite group mineral from the famous Lengenbach quarry. Found in the year 1993. 

Analysis attached. The analysis shows minor dominance in Ag followed by Cu. Therefore this specimen can contain parts of wallisite as well as hatchite. 

 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hatchite

Formula: 
AgTlPbAs2S5
Strunz: 
2.GC.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Lead-gray
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Wallisite

Formula: 
(Cu,Ag)TlPbAs2S5
Strunz: 
2.GC.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Lead-gray
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Sartorite

Formula: 
PbAs2S4
Strunz: 
2.HC.05a
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Hatchite & Wallisite On Sartorite
Analysis Report - only: Hatchite & Wallisite On Sartorite
Analysis Report - only: Hatchite & Wallisite On Sartorite