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Tyrolite & Mercurian Tetrahedrite

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Tyrolite & Mercurian Tetrahedrite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Schwaz District, Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.4 × 3.9 × 2.1 cm
Description

Rare material from Austria. In the center of the specimen there is a dark and rounded cluster of schwazite on which you can see dozens of deep green dots of tirolite. The surrounding matrix is also fully sprinkled in small but well formed dolomite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tyrolite

Formula: 
Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O
Strunz: 
8.DM.10
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Falkenstein, Falkenstein District, Schwaz, Brixlegg - Schwaz area, Inn valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

Mercurian Tetrahedrite

Variety Of: 

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
(Cu,Hg)12Sb4S13
Hardness: 
0.0

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Austria 5
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Europe 14
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North America 16
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Rest of World 19
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