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Tetrahedrite

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Description
Locality: 
Casapalca Mine, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Sharp, well defined crystals of tetrahedrite, with small, clear quartz crystals. On a matrix of pyrite and brown sphalerite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
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