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Tennantite

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Tennantite

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Description
Locality: 
Manto Cobriza Mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 8 × 2 cm
Description

Aesthetic lots of small crystals of tennantite, which are noted for their high brightness. Under the loupe crystals also can be seen bitumen with characteristic appearance. All acompanied by calcite crystals, and a layer of asbesto on 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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