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Tetrahedrite & Quartz

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Tetrahedrite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Casapalca Mine, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.1 × 7.3 × 4.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Weight: 
286.00gr
Description

Well terminated, nice specimen with a lot of metalic grey tetraedrite crystals together with small quartz crystals on matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White