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Eclarite

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Eclarite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Very rare lead-bismuth sulphosalt from the Type Locality. The mineral forms black metallic needles with cosalite in quartz matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eclarite

Formula: 
(Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28
Strunz: 
2.HB.10c
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Streak: 
Lead grey
Type Locality: 
Bärenbad Mine (Bärnbad Mine), Scharnbachgraben, Hollersbach valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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