Algodonite

Algodonite : (Cu_1-xAs_x)

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Locality: Los Algodones Mine, Los Algodones district, El Arrayan, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile

Massive specimen of dark algodonite with vuggy areas filled with minute crystals. From the well known Lechner collection (Austrian), see article in Min. Rec., Nov.-Dec., 1991, pp. 433-438. Ex. Lechner collection #459 (ca. 1900, Austria). Overall size of mineral specimen: 4x3x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: micro.

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Algodonite

Algodonite : (Cu1-xAsx)

Algodonite : (Cu_1-xAs_x)