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Mckinstryite

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Mckinstryite

Ex coll. Franz Bauer, München

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Description
Locality: 
Mogollon, Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

Rich coverage of metallic silver to black tarnished mckinstryite with

golden chalcopyrite in quartz.

 

Old-time specimen from collection Franz Bauer, München - with label

Obtained from Dr. H.J. Wilke (via Sid Williams) in 1980. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mckinstryite

Formula: 
Ag5-xCu3+xS4
Strunz: 
2.BA.40
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Foster Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

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