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Betekhtinite

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Betekhtinite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.4 × 1 cm
Description

Metallic grey acicular betekhtinite crystals in parallel grown aggregates on a contrasting matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Betekhtinite

Formula: 
(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15
Strunz: 
2.BE.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Ernst Thälmann Shaft (Vitzthum Shaft), Hübitz, Siersleben, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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