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Eldragónite & Watkinsonite

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Eldragónite & Watkinsonite

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Description
Locality: 
El Dragón Mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.1 × 0.6 cm
Description

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

This section contains Eldragonite, Watkinsonite, Causthalite and Penroseite. Everything can be found in the attached and printed documentation.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eldragónite

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

Watkinsonite

Formula: 
Cu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Strunz: 
2.HB.20e
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Otish Mountains U deposit, Otish Mts, Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada