A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Tetrahedrite |
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| Description | Tetrahedrite, Cu12Sb4S13 (copper antimony sulfide), forms a solid solution series with the rather rare mineral tennantite, Cu12As4S13 (copper arsenic sulfide). The two share the same crystal structure, but they differ in the percentage of arsenic versus antimony. Antimony rich specimens are tetrahedrite, while arsenic rich specimens are tennantite. Some iron, zinc and/or silver always substitutes for the copper in both minerals up to approximately 15 %. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-18. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #424. |
| Key words | Tetrahedrite |
| Tech details | 667 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1242 |
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