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Sinnerite & Tennantite

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Sinnerite & Tennantite

Rare Mineral from Type Locality
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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

A rare sulfosal of CuAs from its renowned type locality. It has been analyzed and the analysis documentation is provided with the sample. Together there is  tennantite and probably rathite.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sinnerite

Formula: 
Cu6As4S9
Strunz: 
2.GC.10
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

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

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