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Jamesonite Quartz & Calcite

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Jamesonite Quartz & Calcite

ex collection FITZ, Vienna

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Description
Locality: 
Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.5 × 2.1 cm
Description

An old rare one from pribram. Jamsonite needles with a metallic lustre presented nicely within vugs with some quartz and calcite. Rare and hard to obtain, original Label collection Fitz from the year 1946!!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jamesonite

Formula: 
Pb4FeSb6S14
Strunz: 
2.HB.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

Quartz

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White