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Jordanite Var Schalenblende

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Jordanite Var Schalenblende

ex private collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Segen Gottes Mine, Wiesloch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 5.2 × 4.4 cm
Description

A nearly massive jordanite with minor sphalerite. Under bright light you can see the structure of schalenblende. We obtained directly from the finder.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jordanite

Formula: 
Pb14(As,Sb)6S23
Strunz: 
2.JB.30a
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Schalenblende

Mixture Of: 

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
2.5