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Berthierite

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Berthierite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 4.8 × 4.5 cm
Description

Solid cluster of acicular, bluegrey metallic crystals of Berthierite from an older collection.

Very good specimen from the classic locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Berthierite

Formula: 
FeSb2S4
Strunz: 
2.HA.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Chazelles-Haut (Chazelle), Mercoeur, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France