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Ikunolite & Native Bismuth

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Ikunolite & Native Bismuth

David Burgess Collection
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Description
Locality: 
Ikuno Mine, Asago, Hyogo Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3.2 × 2.3 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small miniature sample with some small bright grains of rare ikunolite in matrix with chalcopyrite and abundant native bismuth. Type locality! David Burgess collection. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ikunolite

Formula: 
Bi4(S,Se)3
Strunz: 
2.DC.05
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Ikuno mine, Ikuno-cho-ono, Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Bismuth

Formula: 
Bi
Strunz: 
1.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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