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Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe) & Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)

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Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe) & Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)

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Description
Locality: 
San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Grey metallic argentotetrahedrite-(Zn), argentotetrahedrite-(Fe) from the San Genaro mine, Huancevelica, Peru. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe)

Formula: 
Ag6(Cu4Fe2)Sb4S12S
Strunz: 
2/C.11-X
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Type Locality: 
Keno Hill, Mayo mining district, Yukon, Canada

Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)

Formula: 
Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Type Locality: 
Kremnica, Kremnica, Žiar nad Hronom District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia Or Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland