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Mattagamite : CoTe2

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

Massive, violet colored mattagamite associated with altaite, tellurantimony, sphalerite and chalcopyrite. Field of view, 0.5mm x 0.5mm. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.
 © Brent Thorne 2007Photo ID: 106317    View Count: 300

Mattagamite : CoTe2, Altaite : PbTe

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

Isometric crystals of pinkish-grey Mattagamite associate with white Altaite in dark silicate matrix. Polished section in reflected light. FOV is ~1.1x0.8 mm. Pavel M. Kartashov photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 230008    View Count: 31

Mattagamite : CoTe2, Altaite : PbTe

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

Isometric crystals of pinkish-grey Mattagamite associate with white Altaite in dark silicate matrix. Mattagamite is comparatively hard mineral, so it has positive relief. Altaite is soft and has low relief. Polished section in reflected light. FOV is ~1.1x0.8 mm. Pavel M. Kartashov photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 230009    View Count: 29
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