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Tetrahedrite
Copper antimony sulfide
(Cu,Fe)12Sb4S13


Tetrahedrite in the East Region

  • No notable occurrences in database yet.

Tetrahedrite in the Front Range Region

  • No notable occurrences in database yet.

Tetrahedrite in the Northwest Region

Tetrahedrite in the South Central Region

Tetrahedrite in the Southwest Region

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A 3.7 x 3 cm specimen of tetrahedrite with a couple of crude irridescent bornite crystals. From the Sweet Home Mine near Alma.
Photo courtesy of Trinity Minerals.

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A tetrahedrite crystal perched on a thin plate of quartz. From the Calcite Pocket, Fluorite Raise, Sweet Home Mine. Measures 5 x 4 x 2 cm.
Photo courtesy of The Arkenstone.

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This cluster of tetrahedrite crystals, from the Sweet Home Mine, is accented by chalcopyrite. The matrix is a bed of fine quartz needles. Measures 8 x 9 cm.
Photo courtesy of The Mineral Gallery.

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