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Fizélyite

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Description
Locality: 
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3.8 × 1.5 cm
Description

Fizelyite is a very rare silver-containing sulfide species. This rich specimen of lustrous prismatic fizelyite crystals on matrix came from Armin Wendland collection.

Truely a very good and rich old time specimen.

The specimen was confirmed by PXRD (CR1418)

Mineral Data
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Fizélyite

Formula: 
Ag5Pb14Sb21S48
Strunz: 
2.JB.40a
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Dark grey
Type Locality: 
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia (Kisbánya), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramureș Co., Romania