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Jordanite Sphalerite & Pyrite

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Jordanite Sphalerite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.2 × 2 cm
Description

Dark gray jordanite with sphalerite and minor pyrite. Sphalerite appears greenish brown and translucent - the tiny spots on the matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jordanite

Formula: 
Pb14(As,Sb)6S23
Strunz: 
2.JB.30a
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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