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Andorite

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Description
Locality: 
Mina Casualidad, Baños de Alhamilla, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Beautiful and sharp andorite crystals in a vug on matrix from a recently published location in Spain.

Specimen was PXRD and electrone microprobe analyzed.

The recently published paper about the location is available to the buyer on request.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Andorite

Synonym Of: 

Quantrandorite

Formula: 
Pb18Ag15Sb47S96
Strunz: 
2.JB.40a
Hardness: 
0.0

Andorite VI

Formula: 
AgPbSb3S6
Hardness: 
0.0
Formula: 
AgPbSb3S6
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 -
Colour: 
Dark Grey
Type Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Romania