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Jamesonite Pyrite & Quartz

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Jamesonite Pyrite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Noche Buena Mine, Noche Buena, Mazapil Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

Metallic acicular jamesonite crystals on pyrite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jamesonite

Formula: 
Pb4FeSb6S14
Strunz: 
2.HB.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White