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Lorándite & Lafossaite

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Lorándite & Lafossaite

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Description
Locality: 
Allchar, Rožden, North Macedonia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 2 × 1.1 cm
Description

Dark red lorandite associated with lafossaite from Allchar. 

Rare mineral.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lorándite

Formula: 
TlAsS2
Strunz: 
2.HD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Allchar (Alsar; Alshar), Roszdan, Republic of Macedonia

Lafossaite

Formula: 
Tl(Cl,Br)
Strunz: 
3.AA.25
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy