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Hansblockite Eldragónite & Clausthalite

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Hansblockite Eldragónite & Clausthalite

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Description
Locality: 
El Dragón Mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

This is a very well analysed and documented section from El Dragon Mine.

This section contains Hansblockite, Eldragónite and Clausthalite. Everything is well documented at the attached and printed documentation.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hansblockite

Formula: 
(Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2 - 2.5
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
El Dragón mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Dimorph Of: 

Gudmundite

Formula: 
FeSbS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

Eldragónite

Formula: 
Cu6BiSe4(Se2)
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
Brownish to light-maroon
Type Locality: 
El Dragón mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

Clausthalite

Formula: 
PbSe
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
St Lorenz Mine, Burgstatt veins, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany