Mineral name
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Jalpaite
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2 tubes each about 5 cm long |
Hölzel-No.
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2.BA.440 |
Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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prä-IMA / 1858 |
Chemical formula
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Ag3CuS2 |
Type locality
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Mexico, Zacatecas, Jalpa, Leonora mine |
Associated minerals
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Galena, chalcopyrite and others |
Collection
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Geowissenschaftliche Sammlungen - TU Bergakademie Freiberg |
Contact person
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Andreas Massanek |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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4705 / E 3,1 |
Nature of
type specimen
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Fragments in 2 tubes |
References
Breithaupt, J.F.A. (1858)
Berg- und hüttenm. Zeitung, 17, 85-86 |
Notes / Further information
There is no date of the year on the label. Breithaupt describes the material as a new mineral. Furthermore he notes, that the sample was analyzed by OBR-Rath Richter. The original reference states that the mineral was examined by Robert Richter, who later on was a professor in Leoben, Austria. |
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