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Tennantite & Quartz

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Tennantite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Cobre Mine, Aranzazú, Concepción del Oro Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.1 × 7.1 cm
Description

A white crystallized quartz matrix a scattered of bright metallic sharp tennantite crystals to 1 cm in size. The tennantite crystals are some of the sharpest I've seen from this locality. Superb classic specimen!

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

Quartz

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