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Boulangerite & Bournonite On Siderite

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Boulangerite & Bournonite On Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Apollo Mine, Raubach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4.1 × 3 cm
Description

Very fine boulangerite 'hairs' on siderite with massive bournonite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Boulangerite

Formula: 
Pb5Sb4S11
Strunz: 
2.HC.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
Lead grey
Streak: 
Brownish
Type Locality: 
Molières, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

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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