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Tennantite

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Tennantite

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Description
Locality: 
Cobriza Mine, Chinchado-Sacramento, Pabellón, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 8.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Hundred shinny crystals of tennantite cover all   most the sample and are accompanied by calcocite crystals, chalcopyrite, calcite and asbesto on meta andesite matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tennantite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

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