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Altaite : PbTe, Gold : Au

Golden Patricia mine, Sioux Lookout, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada

Altaite and gold on quartz. Field of view, 2mm x 2mm. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.
 © Brent Thorne 2009Photo ID: 217600    View Count: 77

Altaite : PbTe

Ashley Mine, Matachewan, Bannockburn Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Metallic gray altaite showing cleavage steps. Note that altaite has cubic cleavage and the diagonal edges seen are not cleavage planes but may be contacts with quartz. Quartz and pyrite associated. FOV = 2 x 3 mm.
 © Van KingPhoto ID: 198719    View Count: 125

Altaite : PbTe

Mattagami Lake mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

Cubic crystal of altaite associated with tellurantimony and mattagamite. Field of view, 7mm x 7mm. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.
 © Brent Thorne 2007Photo ID: 106315    View Count: 630

Altaite : PbTe, Cobaltite : CoAsS

Mattagami Lake mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

Rich bright metallic silver cleavages of altatite are scattered throughout this 33 x 21 x 27 mm matrix. Minor cobaltite in association. This one has been checked out by analysis; a copy of the report will be provided.
 © Dan WeinrichPhoto ID: 135849    View Count: 228

Altaite : PbTe, Gold : Au

Browns Flat, Bald Mt, Calaveras Co., California, USA

Altaite & Gold. Specimen is from the collection of C.D. Woodhouse 1974. Scale at bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 217124    View Count: 91

Multiple photos availableAltaite : PbTe

Cash Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA

This specimen hosts two sizable, rich, and showy patches of well-crystallized altaite. Specimen measures 6cm x 5.1cm x 3.5cm, Ex. Robert E. Jenkins II Collection.
 © Jasun McAvoyPhoto ID: 207377    View Count: 114

Multiple photos availableAltaite : PbTe

Cash Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA

This specimen hosts two sizable, rich, and showy patches of well-crystallized Altaite. Ex. Robert E. Jenkins II Collection No. 5829. Specimen measures 6.53cm x 4.58cm x 2.31cm.

 © Jasun McAvoyPhoto ID: 256830    View Count: 16

Altaite : PbTe

Hilltop Mine, Organ District, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA

Size: 2,5 x 1,5 cm

Collection and photo: Arliguie M
 © Arliguie MPhoto ID: 92058    View Count: 270

Altaite : PbTe

Hilltop Mine, Organ District, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA

Width of field 2.5 mm. Collection of and photo by Jesse Crawford. Compositing program CombineZP. Equipment Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope.
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 199414    View Count: 182

Altaite : PbTe, Silver : Ag

Hilltop Mine, Organ District, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA

Altaite (galena-like cleavages, showing the cubic symmetry) with the typical blue hue around, topped by some silver spreckles, FoV 0,7 mm, found by Virgil Lueth, photographed by W. Stoll
 © 1Photo ID: 198369    View Count: 180
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