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Sinnerite With Galena & Sphalerite

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Sinnerite With Galena & Sphalerite

Ex R. Feigl collection

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Description
Locality: 
Refugio Mine, La Luz, Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.7 × 2 cm
Description

Sinnerite with galena and sphalerite from mina del refugio.

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0