Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn)

rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn)

pyrite

hessite

galena

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Formula: Ag6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S13
Sulphosalt, rozhdestvenskayaite subgroup, tetrahedrite group, antimony-bearing mineral
Crystal System: Isometric
Hardness: 3
Environments

Metamorphic environments
Hydrothermal environments

Localities

At the type locality, the Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico, rozhdestvenskayaite is found in hydrothermal veins and contact metamorphic deposits, associated with galena, pyrite and hessite (HOM).
Rozhdestvenskayaite from Moctezuma - Image

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