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Argentobaumhauerite & Baumhauerite

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Argentobaumhauerite & Baumhauerite

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm
Description

Argentobaumhauerite forms grey masses as an exsolution with baumhauerite. The backscattered-electron image showing grey baumhauerite with exsolved, lighter grey argentobaumhauerite.  Lengenbach is the Type Localty for both minerals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Argentobaumhauerite

Formula: 
Pb11Ag(As,Sb)18S36
Strunz: 
2/E.24-15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3
Colour: 
Steel grey
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Wallis, Switzerland

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
Loranth Minerals

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