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Chalcostibite

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Chalcostibite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 6.5 × 4 cm
Description

Spectacular aggregates of platy Chalcostibite crystals arranged in clusters with minor galena, pyrite, dolomite and nice quartz crystals.

Very rich and beautiful old time specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcostibite

Formula: 
CuSbS2
Strunz: 
2.HA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
black
Type Locality: 
Graf Jost-Christian Mine, Wolfsberg, Stolberg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany