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Stephanite from
Chispas Mine (Pedrazzini mine; J. Pedrazzini mine), Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico


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Stephanite

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Stephanite, etc.

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Stephanite

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Stephanite

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Stephanite

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Stephanite, etc.

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Stephanite

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Stephanite

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Stephanite

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Stephanite, etc.

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Stephanite

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Stephanite

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Stephanite
Formula:Ag5SbS4
Habit:Pseudo-hexagonal "poker chips" to 5cm, thick prisms to 12cm.
Colour:black
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Polybasite4
Quartz4
Acanthite2
Pyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Stephanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chispas Mine (Pedrazzini mine; J. Pedrazzini mine), Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10508
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10508:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Dana 7:I:360.
Ford, W. E. (1908) Stephanitkrystalle von Arizpe, Sonora, Mexiko. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 45 (1). 321 doi:10.1524/zkri.1908.45.1.321
Wallace, Terry C. (2008) Famous mineral localities: The Las Chispas mine, Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico. The Mineralogical Record, 39 (6) 41-50
 
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