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Rare Mineral Specimens

Friday, 25 November 2022 02:00 PM

Introducing the "Rare Mineral Specimens" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including laffittite and more from places like Copiapo, Atacama, Chile.

Laffittite

#58923
Locality
Copiapo, Atacama, Chile 
Formula
AgHgAsS3 
Availability
Available
Price
$45.00
Size
2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
sulfide , silver  

Red areas are the Laffitte spots. Although not reported from Chile, the specimen has a Sid Williams (trimmed) label. Sid most likely analyzed it.


Laffittite

Formula
AgHgAsS3 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Cleavage
Indistinct, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
dark red 
Streak
brownish red 
Class
Monoclinic - Domatic 
Hardness
3.5 

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