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Tennantite & Quartz

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Tennantite & Quartz

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Cobre Mine, Cosalá, Cosalá Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.1 × 7 × 4.3 cm
Description

Highly lustrous tennantite crystals perfectly embedded in a matrix of quartz crystals. Awesome specimen for this more rare mineral and a fine combination with awesome contrast.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tennantite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White