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Teallite Wurtzite & Zinkenite

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Teallite Wurtzite & Zinkenite

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Description
Locality: 
Candelaria Mine, Callipampa, Poopó Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 6.4 × 5 cm
Description

A  sample with some pyrite on the backside.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Teallite

Formula: 
(Pb,Sn)SnS2
Strunz: 
2.CD.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Santa Rosa vein (Santa Rosa mine), El Salvador Mines (Antequera Mine), Monserrat-Antequera district, Pazña, Poopó Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

Zinkenite

Formula: 
Pb9Sb22S42
Strunz: 
2.JB.35a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Graf Jost-Christian Mine, Wolfsberg, Stolberg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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