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Andorite

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Description
Locality: 
San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.8 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Description

Good andorite crystals on pyrite matrix. It has some definite and aerial crystals, some of them doubly terminated and perfectly positioned on a matrix of bright pyrite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Andorite

Synonym Of: 

Quantrandorite

Formula: 
Pb18Ag15Sb47S96
Strunz: 
2.JB.40a
Hardness: 
0.0

Andorite VI

Formula: 
AgPbSb3S6
Hardness: 
0.0
Formula: 
AgPbSb3S6
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 -
Colour: 
Dark Grey
Type Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Romania