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Kenhsuite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
San Francisco Mine, El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.2 × 1.4 cm
Description

Very good specimen of the very rare and usually extremely small mineral kenhsuite showing clusters of 1.5 mm "large" crystals.With minor corderoite crystals.

From the worlds best kensuite locality!

Only very few specimens exist from that location.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kenhsuite

Formula: 
Hg2+3S2Cl2
Strunz: 
2.FC.15b
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
McDermitt Mine (Cordero Mine; Old Cordero Mine), Opalite District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA