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Native Antimony With Tetrahedrite & Siderite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje, Central Bosnia Canton, Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5 × 8 × 5.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Weight: 
338.00gr
Description

Here we have crystals of tetrahedrite var Mercury-bearing up to nearly 1 cm size, on a matrix of massive silvery antimony and white quartz, associated with a siderite gangue. Some small quartz crystals are also present.

From an uncommon and rare locality: Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje, Central Bosnia Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Iron mining (siderite) since ancient times. Comes with old label from an unknown collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Antimony

Formula: 
Sb
Strunz: 
1.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Colour: 
Tin-white
Streak: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Västmanland, Sweden

Tetrahedrite

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

Siderite

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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