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Parapierrotite & Pierrotite & Weissbergite

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Parapierrotite & Pierrotite & Weissbergite

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Description
Locality: 
Lookout Pass, Little Valley, Tooele County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.6 × 0.8 cm
Description

Nice parapierrotite with Pierrotite and weissbergite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Parapierrotite

Formula: 
Tl(Sb,As)5S8
Strunz: 
2.HC.05f
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Allchar (Alsar; Alshar), Roszdan, Republic of Macedonia

Pierrotite

Formula: 
Tl2Sb6As4S16
Strunz: 
2.HC.05f
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Red-brown
Type Locality: 
Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...

Weissbergite

Formula: 
TlSbS2
Strunz: 
2.HD.05
Hardness: 
1.5
Streak: 
Dark gray
Type Locality: 
Carlin Gold mine, Elko, Lynn District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA