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Sakuraiite Stannite & Chalcopyrite

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Sakuraiite Stannite & Chalcopyrite

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Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Ikuno Mine, Asago, Hyogo Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

Nice, Type Locality specimen of very rare (~12 location) Sakuraiite - one of very few In-dominant species - intergrwon with Stannite. Golden Chalcopyrite is also present. Analysed!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sakuraiite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4
Strunz: 
2.CB.05b
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Ikuno mine, Ikuno-cho-ono, Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Stannite

Formula: 
Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4
Strunz: 
2.CB.15a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
West Wheal Kitty (Wheal Rock), West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, St Agnes District, Cornwall, England, UK

Chalcopyrite

Formula: 
CuFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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