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Weissbergite & Parapierrotite

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Weissbergite & Parapierrotite

EDS confirmed specimen no 586

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Description
Locality: 
Lookout Pass, Little Valley, Tooele County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.8 × 0.4 cm
Description

Grey metallic weissbergite with parapierrotite in jasperoid matrix from the Lookout Pass Tl Prospect. 

EDS confirmed specimen no 586, analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Weissbergite

Formula: 
TlSbS2
Strunz: 
2.HD.05
Hardness: 
1.5
Streak: 
Dark gray
Type Locality: 
Carlin Gold mine, Elko, Lynn District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA

Parapierrotite

Formula: 
Tl(Sb,As)5S8
Strunz: 
2.HC.05f
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Allchar (Alsar; Alshar), Roszdan, Republic of Macedonia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Weissbergite & Parapierrotite
Analysis Report - only: Weissbergite & Parapierrotite