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Koutekite & Paxite

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Koutekite & Paxite

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Description
Locality: 
Mohawk Mine, Mohawk, Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 2.5 × 1.8 cm
Description

Silvery metallic koutekite and paxite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Koutekite

Formula: 
Cu5As2
Strunz: 
2.AA.10d
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Černý Důl (Schwarzenthal), Krkonoše Mtn (Riesengebirge), Hradec Králové Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Paxite

Formula: 
CuAs2
Strunz: 
2.EB.15c
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
Grey
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Černý Důl (Schwarzenthal), Krkonoše Mtn (Riesengebirge), Hradec Králové Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic