Aramayoite

Specimen ID: R8C-ECP

Mineral(s)
Aramayoite : Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
Locality
As recorded:
Ánimas Mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
6.6cm x 5cm x 2.9cm
Events

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6.6 x 5.0 x 2.9 cm. Aramayoite is a very rare silver sulfide species containing tin, and bismuth. This is material from the type locality from which it was described in 1926, collected only a few years later in 1929-1930 on the fourth Vaux-family-sponsored mineralogical expedition to South America. This is a rich sample of silver and tin ore which has a vug of pocket crystals and also exposed, flay-laying embedded crystals of aramayoite to 8mm which show metallic, mirror-like faces on the upper-right part of the specimen. Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences Collection.
Robert Lavinsky - 6th December 2008

Photo added to mindat.org

6.6 x 5.0 x 2.9 cm. Aramayoite is a very rare silver sulfide species containing tin, and bismuth. This is material from the type locality from which it was described in 1926, collected only a few years later in 1929-1930 on the fourth Vaux-family-sponsored mineralogical expedition to South America. This is a rich sample of silver and tin ore which has a vug of pocket crystals and also exposed, flay-laying embedded crystals of aramayoite to 8mm which show metallic, mirror-like faces on the upper-right part of the specimen. Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences Collection.
Robert Lavinsky - 6th December 2008
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