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Gratonite & Native Sulphur

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Gratonite & Native Sulphur

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Description
Locality: 
Rio Tinto Mines, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.9 × 2.8 cm
Description

The display face of this specimenis liberally covered by metallic gunmetal grey prismatic crystals of gratonite, an uncommon sulphosalt and scattered amongst the gratonite crystals are several trasparent  pale yellowish native sulphur crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gratonite

Formula: 
Pb9As4S15
Strunz: 
2.JB.55
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco province, Pasco department, Peru

Sulphur

Formula: 
S8
Strunz: 
1.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
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