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Rathite

EPMA (WDS) confirmed no HG267

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

Grey metallic rathite in dolomite matrix from the Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Switzerland. EPMA (WDS) confirmed no HG267. Analysis in the analytical section. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rathite

Formula: 
Pb8Pb4-x(Tl2As2)x(Ag2As2)As16S40
Strunz: 
2.HC.05d
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Rathite