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Berzelianite On Cuprite & Native Copper

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Berzelianite On Cuprite & Native Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.4 × 1.1 cm
Description

Brown SEM-EDS & SC-XRD confirmed berzelianite on cuprite with native copper. Analytical data attached. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Berzelianite

Formula: 
Cu2Se
Strunz: 
2.BA.20
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Shining
Type Locality: 
Skrikerum Mine (Skrickerum Mine), Valdemarsvik, Östergötland, Sweden

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Berzelianite On Cuprite & Native Copper
Analysis Report - only: Berzelianite On Cuprite & Native Copper
Analysis Report - only: Berzelianite On Cuprite & Native Copper