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Skutterudite Silver and Stephanite

#PD30615

Skutterudite Silver and Stephanite

#PD30615
Availability
Sold
Size
6 x 3.5 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
CoAs3-x (RRUFF)
Locality
Silverfields mine, Cobalt dist., Ontario, Canada
Tagged
Ore Minerals

Of all the Cobalt specimens in this Special Edition this one exemplifies the nature of the Cobalt style mineralization. Cobalt, a large Silver deposit had significant native Silver zones. Some of the veins were so large they termed one of them the "Silver Sidewalk". This specimen shows native Silver throughout the matrix with Stephanite and silvery Skutterrudite. Other possible associates include Stromeyerite and Chalcocite. This specimen and the other ore slabs in this Special Edition are most likely from the large research project performed on this deposit in the 1960's.

Skutterudite

Formula
CoAs3-x 
Crystal System
Isometric 
Crystal Habit
Granular, Colloform, Massive 
Cleavage
Distinct, Distinct, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
white, light steel gray 
Streak
black 
Class
Isometric - Diploidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
5.5-6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection

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