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Aktashite with Tlapallite

#BAC63958

Aktashite with Tlapallite

#BAC63958
Availability
Sold
Size
1.5 x .8 x .6 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Cu6Hg3As4S12 (RRUFF)
Locality
Bambollita mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Tagged
sulfide , copper

Dull greyish black, iridescent Aktashite with mint green Tlapallite. Aktashite is a fairly rare copper mercuric sulfide.

Aktashite

Formula
Cu6Hg3As4S12 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Microscopic Crystals, Anhedral Grains, Euhedral Crystals 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
grayish black 
Streak
black 
Class
Trigonal - Pyramidal 
Fracture
Conchoidal - Uneven 
Hardness
3.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection
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