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Sewardite: CaFe+++2(AsO4)2(OH)2

Comments: Photomicrograph of an isolated fragment of red sewardite as well as a fragment in green to black botryoidal matrix.
Location: Single specimen of gangue collected from the 31st level of the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: See Image.
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Sewardite: CaFe+++2(AsO4)2(OH)2

Comments: Photomicrograph of an isolated fragment of red sewardite as well as a fragment in green to black botryoidal matrix.
Location: Single specimen of gangue collected from the 31st level of the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: See Image.
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Shcherbakovite: KKNaTi2O(OH)[Si4O12]

Comments: Secondary electron image of a shcherbakovite crystal.
Location: Mount Rasvumchorr, Khibina massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: See Image.
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Shcherbakovite: KKNaTi2O(OH)[Si4O12]

Comments: Secondary electron image of a shcherbakovite crystal.
Location: Mount Rasvumchorr, Khibina massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: See Image.
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Skippenite: Bi2Se2(Te,S)

Comments: SEM image of skippenite (s) crystal containing an inclusion of Bi2(Se,Te,S)2 (a) Bi 2(Se,S)2 (b) associated with clausthalite and chalcopyrite penetrates along watkinsonite (w) grain boundaries.
Location: U vein-typed eposits locatedi n the Otish Mountains basin (Quebec), Canada. (CanMin, v25:625). Scale: Scale Bar 40 µm.
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Skippenite: Bi2Se2(Te,S)

Comments: SEM image of skippenite (s) crystal containing an inclusion of Bi2(Se,Te,S)2 (a) Bi 2(Se,S)2 (b) associated with clausthalite and chalcopyrite penetrates along watkinsonite (w) grain boundaries.
Location: U vein-typed eposits locatedi n the Otish Mountains basin (Quebec), Canada. (CanMin, v25:625). Scale: Scale Bar 40 µm.
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Sokolovaite: CsLi2AlSi4O10F2

Comments: BSE images of zoned lepidolite (Lpd) and Cs-dominant rim of sokolovaite (Cs) with albite (Ab). (CanMin, v47:337).
Location: Main pegmatite body in the Eastern block of the Moblan pegmatite cluster, located within the Frotet-Evans greenstone belt of the Opatica Subprovince in Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Image.
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Sokolovaite: CsLi2AlSi4O10F2

Comments: BSE images of zoned lepidolite (Lpd) and Cs-dominant rim of sokolovaite (Cs) with albite (Ab). (CanMin, v47:337).
Location: Main pegmatite body in the Eastern block of the Moblan pegmatite cluster, located within the Frotet-Evans greenstone belt of the Opatica Subprovince in Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Image.
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Sopcheite: Ag4Pd3Te4

Comments: B&W iamge of coarse- and fine-grained sopcheite (white SOP) occurring at the margin of bornite (BR) that has replaced chalcopyrite. (CanMin, v28:489).
Location: Geordie Lake Intrusion of the Coldwell alkaline complex, northwestern Ontario, Canada. Scale: See Imate.
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Sopcheite: Ag4Pd3Te4

Comments: B&W iamge of coarse- and fine-grained sopcheite (white SOP) occurring at the margin of bornite (BR) that has replaced chalcopyrite. (CanMin, v28:489).
Location: Geordie Lake Intrusion of the Coldwell alkaline complex, northwestern Ontario, Canada. Scale: See Imate.
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Steropesite: Tl3BiCl6

Comments: SEM-BSE image of steropesite showing a more complex habit of some crystals. (CanMin, v47:373).
Location: La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. Scale: See Image.
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Steropesite: Tl3BiCl6

Comments: SEM-BSE image of steropesite showing a more complex habit of some crystals. (CanMin, v47:373).
Location: La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. Scale: See Image.
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Stillwaterite: Pd8As3

Comments: B&W photomicrograph of a stillwaterite grain (gray) associated with native gold. (CanMin, v13:321).
Location: Heavy mineral centrates from the Banded and Upper zones of Stillwater Complex, Montana, USA. Scale: See Image.
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Stillwaterite: Pd8As3

Comments: B&W photomicrograph of a stillwaterite grain (gray) associated with native gold. (CanMin, v13:321).
Location: Heavy mineral centrates from the Banded and Upper zones of Stillwater Complex, Montana, USA. Scale: See Image.
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Strontiomelane: SrMn++++6Mn+++2O16

Comments: BSE image of strontiomelane. (CanMin, v37:673).
Location: Praboma mine near Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy. Scale: Scale Bar 100 µm.
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Strontiomelane: SrMn++++6Mn+++2O16

Comments: BSE image of strontiomelane. (CanMin, v37:673).
Location: Praboma mine near Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy. Scale: Scale Bar 100 µm.
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Sugakiite: Cu(Fe,Ni)8S8

Comments: Reflected light polished section of sugakiite (sg) associated with bornite (bn), talnakhite (td) and native copper (Cu). (CanMin, v43:266).
Location: Horoman, Samani-cho, Urakawa-gun, Japan. Scale: See Image.
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Sugakiite: Cu(Fe,Ni)8S8

Comments: Reflected light polished section of sugakiite (sg) associated with bornite (bn), talnakhite (td) and native copper (Cu). (CanMin, v43:266).
Location: Horoman, Samani-cho, Urakawa-gun, Japan. Scale: See Image.
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Szymanskiite: Hg+16(Ni,Mg)6(H3O)8(CO3)12·3(H2O)

Comments: SEM image of a group of szymafskiite crystals. (CanMin, v28:703).
Location: Clear Creek mercury mine, New Idria district, San Benito County, California. Scale: See Image.
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Szymanskiite: Hg+16(Ni,Mg)6(H3O)8(CO3)12·3(H2O)

Comments: SEM image of a group of szymafskiite crystals. (CanMin, v28:703).
Location: Clear Creek mercury mine, New Idria district, San Benito County, California. Scale: See Image.
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