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Furutobeite & Chalcocite

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Furutobeite & Chalcocite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

Grey metallic parallel to growth direction striated furutobeite associated with chalcocite on quartz matrix. 

Material has been analysed, EDS analysis attached.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Furutobeite

Formula: 
(Cu,Ag)6PbS4
Strunz: 
2.BE.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Colour: 
Gray
Type Locality: 
Furutobe mine (Furutohbe mine), Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Chalcocite

Formula: 
Cu2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0