Sulfosalt Mineral Tennantite

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Discipline

Mineral Sciences

Region

US Southwest (NM, AZ, UT, NV)

Description

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Notes

This mineral is Tennantite with Quartz (a tectosilicate mineral), Pyrite (a sulfide mineral), and Sphalerite (a sulfide mineral). It is mostly black and gray with some light pink and gold in color, and measures around 6 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm in size.

Number of objects in this record

Record Last Modified

28 May 2020

USNM Number

EO40036

Object Type

Education and Outreach collections

Collecting Locality

North America, United States, Utah, Salt Lake County

Scientific Name

Sulfosalt Mineral Tennantite

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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

Topic

Education & Outreach

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ee67ff45-3c63-4155-bffd-f71cfe8def11

Record ID

nmnheducation_10017080

Sulfosalt Mineral Tennantite

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