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Hutchinsonite

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Hutchinsonite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, Libertad Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 3 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
20.00gr
Description

A rare find of this sulfosalt yielded intersting longer red elongated crystals rather then teh more common stubby dark crystals from this location. Will be shipped in a safe perspex box.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hutchinsonite

Formula: 
TlPbAs5S9
Strunz: 
2.HD.45
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland