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Tintinaite

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Description
Locality: 
Mária Mine, Rožňava, Rožňava County, Košice Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 4.3 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

Rare tintinaite sulfosalt from Rožňava, Slovakia. Highly lustrous metallic tintinaite crystal spray in the quartz matrix up to 2 cm long.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tintinaite

Formula: 
Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69
Strunz: 
2.HB.10a
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Tintina Silver Mines, Tintina, Watson Lake Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada