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Melonite & Krennerite

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Melonite & Krennerite

20-03-18-cal2 EDS conf.

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Description
Locality: 
Cresson Mine, Eclipse Gulch, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 2.8 × 2.4 cm
Description

Pinkish-golden melonite associated with native gold and krennerite crystals. 20-03-18-cal2 EDS confirmed. Analysis attached to the analysis section-tab.

Rare mineral.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Melonite

Formula: 
NiTe2
Strunz: 
2.EA.20
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Type Locality: 
Stanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill District (Melones District), Mother Lode Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA

Krennerite

Formula: 
(Au,Ag)Te2
Strunz: 
2.EA.15
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Sacarîmb (Sãcãrâmb; Szekerembe; Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Melonite & Krennerite
Analysis Report - only: Melonite & Krennerite