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Bournonite

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Bournonite

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Description
Locality: 
Horhausen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 5.3 × 4.9 cm
Description

Fine example of rare bournonite from this German location. The metallic highly lustrous crystals are partially very well developed and nicely set on beige to brownish matrix.

Mineral Data
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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