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Baumhauerite & Realgar

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Baumhauerite & Realgar

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Very nice shaped baumhauerite in association with realgar on sugary dolomite matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baumhauerite

Formula: 
Pb12As16S36
Strunz: 
2.HC.05b
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Realgar

Formula: 
As4S4
Strunz: 
2.FA.15a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0