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Bournonite On Siderite

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Bournonite On Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Apollo Mine, Raubach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 6.3 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

The Apollo mine is famous for it's excellent bournonite crystals and here we have some on platy siderite. There's also a lot of massive bournonite in the matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bournonite

Formula: 
PbCuSbS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.50
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Wheal Boys (Trewetha Mine; Old Trewetha Mine), Port Isaac, St Endellion, Wadebridge District, Cornwall, England, UK

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

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