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


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Polybasite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
06726460017272003804675.jpg
Polybasite, etc.

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

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
07478940017478038944409.jpg
Polybasite, etc.

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

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
06726460017272003804675.jpg
Polybasite, etc.

Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Polybasite
Formula:[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Habit:Short pseudohexagonal prisms and tablets to 12 cm
Colour:Black
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite8
Stephanite4
Quartz1
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Polybasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chispas Mine (Pedrazzini mine; J. Pedrazzini mine), Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58077
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58077:3
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
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.pp.83-359
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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