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Canfieldite

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Description
Locality: 
Colquechaca, Chayanta Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

Outstanding grey metallic crystals of very rare Ag-Sn mineral canfieldite from the type locality in Colquechaca, associated to argyrodite and argentopyrite.

Analyzed specimen by SEM_EDS (ref.2019-11-08 bol96) , see copy enclosed.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Canfieldite

Formula: 
Ag8SnS6
Strunz: 
2.BA.70
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Colquechaca (Aullagas), Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

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