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Binnite

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Binnite

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Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.6 × 1.1 cm
Description

This piece shows a quite large crystal of binnite intergrown with another ore mineral accompanied by pyrite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Binnite

Variety Of: 

Tennantite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.5