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Formula: TlHgSb4S7
Sulphosalt, thallium-, mercury-
and antimony- bearing mineral
Crystal System: Triclinic
Specific gravity: 5.56 calculated
Hardness: 3 to 3½
Streak: Black
Colour: Light grey
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At the type locality, the Golden Giant mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada, vaughanite
is a very rare primary mineral found in a drill core from a low temperature
hydrothermal gold deposit. Associated minerals include pääkkönenite,
stibarsen, realgar,
arsenic, chalcostibite,
quartz and calcite
(HOM, AM 75.710, MM 53.79).
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