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Wittichenite & Klaprothite (of Petersen)

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Wittichenite & Klaprothite (of Petersen)

Möckel Mineralien
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Description
Locality: 
Daniel Mine, Gallenbach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2 × 1.7 cm
Description

Very good sample of glossy wittichenite with 'klaprothite' ((of Petersen or Beudant - old name, changed - possibly cuprobismuthite).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wittichenite

Formula: 
Cu3BiS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic Prismatic crystals or masses
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Klaprothite (of Petersen)

Mixture Of: 

Emplectite

Formula: 
CuBiS2
Strunz: 
2.HA.05
Hardness: 
2.0

Wittichenite

Formula: 
Cu3BiS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Steel grey, yellowish
Streak: 
Black

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