Part of the Tennantite-Tetrahedrite series, this mineral occurs in hydrothermal veins formed at low to moderate temperatures. It is an ore of copper and silver. The name is derived from the common tetrahedral form of its crystals.
Minerals
Part of the Tennantite-Tetrahedrite series, this mineral occurs in hydrothermal veins formed at low to moderate temperatures. It is an ore of copper and silver. The name is derived from the common tetrahedral form of its crystals.
Mineral Photos courtesy of R.Weller/Cochise College