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Native Bismuth & Krupkaite

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Native Bismuth & Krupkaite

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Description
Locality: 
Barbora Adit, Knöttel, Krupka, Krušné Hory, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5 × 8 × 4 cm
Description

An extraordinary rich sample  of native bismuth and krupkaite on quartz with some fluorite. On top of the grey milky matrix of quartz and dickite perch a strongly striated metallic lustrous crystals of krupkaite. Very rare in that size and quality. Original material from the type locality, see the underground pic.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bismuth

Formula: 
Bi
Strunz: 
1.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Krupkaite

Formula: 
PbCuBi3S6
Strunz: 
2.HB.05a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
black
Type Locality: 
Barbora adit, Knöttel area (Knötel; Knödel; Knödlberg), Krupka (Graupen), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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Marco Drechsel

SPK Mittelsachsen

SWIFT/BIC-Code: WELADED1FGX

IBAN: DE49 870520004111076110