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Tetradymite & Tsumoite

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Tetradymite & Tsumoite

EDS & Raman conf. no 611

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Description
Locality: 
Tyrnyauz Deposit, Baksan Valley, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.4 × 1.3 cm
Description

EDS & Raman confrimed specimen no 611 hosting large tabular tetradymite inclusions (mainly!) and minor fine grained tsumoite. 

Rare mineral. 

Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tetradymite

Formula: 
Bi2Te2S
Strunz: 
2.DC.05
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Župkov, Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Tsumoite

Formula: 
BiTe
Strunz: 
2.DC.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumo mine, Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Tetradymite & Tsumoite
Analysis Report - only: Tetradymite & Tsumoite
Analysis Report - only: Tetradymite & Tsumoite