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Schmiederite & Clausthalite

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Schmiederite & Clausthalite

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Description
Locality: 
Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.1 × 1.5 cm
Description

Great specimen with two rare selenium bearing mineral species schmiederite and clausthalite. The specimen features sky blue sprays of Pb-Cu selenate mineral schmiederite closely associated with black metallic lead-selenide mineral clausthalite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schmiederite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Strunz: 
7.BC.65
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
El Cóndor Mine, Los Llantenes district, Vinchina Department, La Rioja, Argentina

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
Loranth Minerals

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