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Mercurian Tetrahedrite Aragonite & Malachite

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Mercurian Tetrahedrite Aragonite & Malachite

ex Dr. F. Krantz, Bonn, GER
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Description
Locality: 
Schwaz District, Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.6 × 2.4 cm
Description

Nice old time example from the Schwaz-Brixlegg area: silvery grey schwazite (mercurian tetrahedrite) is accompanied/covered by in part blueish aragonite (could also be Emmonite, not tested), an olive green secondary mineral which was not formally identified and what i think is malachite (could be some other green copper secondary though).

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mercurian Tetrahedrite

Variety Of: 

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
(Cu,Hg)12Sb4S13
Hardness: 
0.0

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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Best regards Roger