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Rickardite & Tellurantimony

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Rickardite & Tellurantimony

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Description
Locality: 
Mattagami Lake Mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2 × 0.8 cm
Description

Rickardite with tellurantimony and altaite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rickardite

Formula: 
Cu7Te5
Strunz: 
2.BA.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal Compact Purple masses
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Red
Type Locality: 
Good Hope Mine (Mammoth Good Hope Mine; Mammoth-Good Hope Mine; Mammoth Chimney Mine), Vulcan, Vulcan District (Cebolla District; Domingo District), Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA

Tellurantimony

Formula: 
Sb2Te3
Strunz: 
2.DC.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Mattagami Lake mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada