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Watkinsonite & Clausthalite

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Watkinsonite & Clausthalite

Cu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Zálesí, Javorník, Jeseník, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 1.8 × 1.3 cm
Description

Extremely rare seleno-telluride from classic Czech locality. Watkinsonite is presented in silvery white grains with blueish clausthalite .Very few samples comes from this locality and is sought after on the market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Watkinsonite

Formula: 
Cu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Strunz: 
2.HB.20e
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Otish Mountains U deposit, Otish Mts, Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

Clausthalite

Formula: 
PbSe
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
St Lorenz Mine, Burgstatt veins, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany