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Baumhauerite

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Baumhauerite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.3 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

A sharp and lustrous baumhauerite crystal in a vug of good contrasting white dolomite matrix from the type locality.

Rare

Ex FGL-Grube Lengenbach collection and label. # L-09-4267

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baumhauerite

Formula: 
Pb12As16S36
Strunz: 
2.HC.05b
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland