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Kashinite Erlichmanite Laurite & Cuproiridsite

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Kashinite Erlichmanite Laurite & Cuproiridsite

Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Soloveva Mountain, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0 × 0 × 0 cm
Description

You are bidding on a polished probe with heavy metal concentrates from Soloveva Mountain with rare kashinite, laurite, erlichmanite and others. Type locality for kashinite! The analytical totals are not included, but the sample comes with very interesting hand drawn maps in Russian of the sample and the minerals present (see analysis tab above). The resin bearer measures 9x6mm for scale. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kashinite

Formula: 
(Ir,Rh)2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.15
Hardness: 
7.5
Type Locality: 
Aleksandrov Log Pt deposit, Solov'eva Mtn, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

Erlichmanite

Formula: 
OsS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.5
Colour: 
Gray
Type Locality: 
MacIntosh Mine, Willow Creek (China Flat), Willow Creek District, Klamath Mts, Humboldt Co., California, USA

Laurite

Formula: 
RuS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Dark grey
Type Locality: 
Tanah Laut (Pontijn), Kalimantan Selatan Province (South Kalimantan Province), Kalimantan Island (Borneo Island), Indonesia

Cuproiridsite

Formula: 
(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Strunz: 
2.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif (Konder placers; Konder mine; Kondyor), Aldan shield, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Kashinite Erlichmanite Laurite & Cuproiridsite

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