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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: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3.3 × 1.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.70cm
Description

Rare tintinaite sulfosalt from Rožňava, Slovakia. Highly lustrous metallic tintinaite crystal sprays in the quartz matrix up to 2.7 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