Altaite with Tellurantimony & Mattagamite
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Altaite with Tellurantimony & Mattagamite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm - Miniature
- Formula
- PbTe (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Mattagami Lake mine, Mattagami, Quebec, Canada
- Tagged
- tellurium
A rich specimen with silvery crystal garains of Altaite to 3mm or more. The specimen has been tested by microprobe polished sections, which also detected areas of Tellurantimony and Mattagamite. Results with the specimen are provided. This specimen as well as the other came from Dan Erling stock, a mineral dealer out of Milwaukee, Other sulfides detected include Pyrrhotite and Cobaltite as well as Magnetite. Precise locality information is also included (see prov. tab).
EDS Confirmed
Altaite
- Formula
- PbTe
- Crystal System
- Isometric
- Crystal Habit
- Euhedral Crystals, Massive - Granular
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Perfect, Perfect
- Luster
- Metallic
- Color
- tin white, yellowish tin white, bronze yellow
- Streak
- black
- Class
- Isometric - Hexoctahedral
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 2.5
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Erling Collection
- Special Info
- EDS Confirmed
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