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Emplectite On Quartz

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Emplectite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.7 × 2.5 cm
Description

An all around crystallized sample of translucent quarz crystals (rock crystals) with plenty of twinned and striated metallic needles of emplectite together with lenticular brown siderite and some golden chalcopyrite make this specimen to a perfect combination. This is original material from the type locality. Very sought and rare.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Emplectite

Formula: 
CuBiS2
Strunz: 
2.HA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic Prismatic crystlas
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Tannenbaum Mine, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Quartz

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

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Marco Drechsel

SPK Mittelsachsen

SWIFT/BIC-Code: WELADED1FGX

IBAN: DE49 870520004111076110