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Fizélyite

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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: 
3.5 × 5.4 × 2.2 cm
Description

Group of prismatic crystals to 15 mm, embedded in powdery boulangerite on sphalerite-tetrahedrite matrix.

Fizelyite is a very rare lead antimony silver sulphide often formed in a series with boulangerite, bournonite and semseyite.

Very good specimen of the rare mineral, also Type Locality at Herja.

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