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Gladite & Bismuthinite

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Gladite & Bismuthinite

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Description
Locality: 
Vyšná Boca, Liptovský Mikuláš County, Zilina Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.1 × 6.3 × 3.5 cm
Description

Gladite and Bismuthinite grey needles in quartz/siderite matrix. Very rich sample from 2004 find.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gladite

Formula: 
PbCuBi5S9
Strunz: 
2.HB.05a
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
black
Type Locality: 
Gladhammar Mines, Västervik, Småland, Sweden

Bismuthinite

Formula: 
Bi2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
Lead-gray