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Siderite Pyrite & Stannite

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Siderite Pyrite & Stannite

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Description
Locality: 
Siete Suyos Mine, Chocaya-Animas, Sud Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 6.5 × 3.4 cm
Weight: 
39.00gr
Description

Sharp, gemmy, yellow-brown crystal of Siderite with striated cleaved edges and etched surface , on matrix with octahedral crystals of lustrous Pyrite, which is possibly a pseudomorph after Magnetite and greyish Stannite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Stannite

Formula: 
Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4
Strunz: 
2.CB.15a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
West Wheal Kitty (Wheal Rock), West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, St Agnes District, Cornwall, England, UK

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