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Andorite

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Description
Locality: 
San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.9 × 0.8 cm
Description

An excellent miniature size specimen of andorite from the now famous 2004 finds at the San Jose Mine.   This specimen is essentially a solid crystalline mass.   It does show damage on one surface and along one edge, but many terminal faces are present. The prismatic crystals in association are likely zinkenite. Andorite is a silver and lead bearing sulfosalt.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Andorite

Synonym Of: 

Quantrandorite

Formula: 
Pb18Ag15Sb47S96
Strunz: 
2.JB.40a
Hardness: 
0.0

Andorite VI

Formula: 
AgPbSb3S6
Hardness: 
0.0
Formula: 
AgPbSb3S6
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 -
Colour: 
Dark Grey
Type Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Romania

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