Uchucchacuaite
Sulfosalt mineral
(repeating unit)H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
c = 4.38 Å; Z = 4
Uchucchacuaite (AgMnPb3Sb5S12) is a rare sulfosalt mineral found in hydrothermal deposits.
It was first described in 1984 for an occurrence in the Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru, and named for the mine.[2] It has also been reported from mines in Hokkaido, Japan.[2] It occurs with alabandite, galena, benavidesite, sphalerite, pyrite, pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite in the Peru deposit.[3]
References
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