Tischendorfite Tiemannite Chrisstanleyite Image

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Chrisstanleyite, Tischendorfite, Tiemannite

Mineral:

Chrisstanleyite: Ag2Pd3Se4
Tischendorfite: Pd8Hg3Se9
Tiemannite: HgSe

Comments:

Polished section (PPL) showing tischendorfite (T, cream), clausthalite (Cl, off-white), tiemannite (Tie, gray), ankerite (black) and chrisstanleyite (C, greenish buff to pale brown).

Location:

Eskaborner Stollen (Eskeborn Adit) at Tilkerode, Harz, Mountains, Germany. (CanMin v40:739).

Scale:

Picture Size 275 µm.

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