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Franckeite

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Franckeite

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Description
Locality: 
San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4 × 3.2 cm
Description

very rich sample; belongs to the only group of minerals that forms in naturally "round" or "cylindrical" shaped crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Franckeite

Formula: 
Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14
Strunz: 
2.HF.25b
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas (Animas-Chocaya), Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Davide Zaccaria

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

As a mineral collector, I consider the quality of specimens and the customer service very very important, so if for every reason you have a problem with the transaction, please let me know as soon as possible. If  your specimen is damaged upon delivery, send me some photos of the minerals, possibly within 1 week, and I'll refund the cost of the damaged items.