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Hodrušite

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Hodrušite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre, Žarnovica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15 × 10 × 6 cm
Description

This is a very rich and large specimen of leadgrey intergrown crystallized Hodrusite in matrix.

Very good specimen of this very rare sulfosalt.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hodrušite

Formula: 
Cu8Bi12S22
Strunz: 
2.JA.10c
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia