Description: Tetrahedrite group
Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrőes, Castro Verde, Beja District, Portugal
crystal 2 mm
Tetrahedrite-tennantite crystal surrounded by galena. Some authors suggest that these assemblages in volcanogenic sulfide deposits come from the mixing of hydrothermal fluids with cold seawater, with precipitation of galena-tetrahedrite group association.
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