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Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite from
San Francisco mine, El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tetrahedrite Subgroup var: Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite
Formula:Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Comments:Small masses of reddish-brown color, visually similar to hematite, covered by powder-like cinnabar.
Habit:Anhedral
Colour:Reddish brown
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Francisco mine, El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:365555
Long-form Identifier:1:3:365555:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘOriental Mine, El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘLealtad Mine, Bellota ravine, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
References
Tritlla, J. (1994).- “Geología y Metalogénia de las Mineralizaciones de Ba-Hg de la Sierra de Espadàn (Provincia de Castellón)”. Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía, Vol. 17, pp.245-246
 
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