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Perroudite & Capgaronnite

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Perroudite & Capgaronnite

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Description
Locality: 
Las Cocotas Mine, Tíjola, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.8 × 3 cm
Description

Deep red perroudite microcrystals in small vugs of the matrix with very small black capgaronnite crystals. Beautiful and rich specimen from an interesting location in Spain.

With green conichalcite.

SEM-EDS analysed

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Perroudite

Formula: 
Hg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
Strunz: 
2.FC.20c
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...

Capgaronnite

Formula: 
HgAgS(Cl,Br,I)
Strunz: 
2.FC.20a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...