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Violarite & Arsenohauchecornite

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Violarite & Arsenohauchecornite

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Description
Locality: 
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

The matrix of this specimen is predominantly massive violet grey violarite with yellow and some tarnished chalcopyrite.

As indicated by the green arrows, there are two micro-blebs of massive arsenohauchecornite: the one on the display side is broken, the one on the side of the specimen is whole.

The ID of arsenohauchecornite has been confirmed by EDS. See the analysis tab for the report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Violarite

Formula: 
Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Strunz: 
2.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Arsenohauchecornite

Formula: 
Ni18Bi3AsS16
Strunz: 
2.BB.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.5
Colour: 
Bronze
Type Locality: 
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

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