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Tetrahedrite & Galena On Quartz

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Tetrahedrite & Galena On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Casapalca Mine, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.7 × 11.4 × 3 cm
Weight: 
526.00gr
Description

Very sharp metallic glossy tetrahedrite crystals with a bit of dark gray galena on a flat quartz matrix full of small, short rock crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tetrahedrite

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White