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Bournonite

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Bournonite

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Description
Locality: 
Graf Jost-Christian Mine, Wolfsberg, Harz, Saxony - Anhalt, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

A very rare sample of bournonite from the Graf Jost-Christian Mine with a good coverage of crystals, up to 3 mm, and masses of bournonite on the very typical quartz rich matrix from this classic locality.

Hard to find nowadays.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bournonite

Formula: 
PbCuSbS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.50
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Wheal Boys (Trewetha Mine; Old Trewetha Mine), Port Isaac, St Endellion, Wadebridge District, Cornwall, England, UK
Cartils Minerals

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