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Huntilite

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Description
Locality: 
Silver Islet Mine, Silver Islet, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 5.2 × 3 cm
Weight: 
136.00gr
Description

We offer this huntilite specimen for its historic interest.

Huntilite was discovered in 1879 and was named after Prof. T. Sterry Hunt. It has since been proven to be a mixture of primarily nickeline and antimony-rich silver, with minor skutterudite, and sphalerite.

Also associated with the huntilite dendrites are small amounts of fine-grained galena which impart a sparkle to freshly broken dendrites. On the weathered surface can be found annabergite staining due to decomposition of the nickeline.

All of these minerals are in a matrix of pink dolomite and white quartz. One side of the specimen has been cut and sealed with laquer.

For a detailed, historic description see Engineering and Mining Journal, Volume 34 - Page 322, December 1882 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Huntilite

Mixture Of: 

Nickeline

Formula: 
NiAs
Strunz: 
2.CC.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5

Silver

Formula: 
Ag
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

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