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Hodrušite

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Description
Locality: 
Ocna de Fier, Banat Mountains, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 2.9 × 1.8 cm
Description

Rare sample of Cu, Bi sulfide from it's type locale. Couple bronze accumulations throughout the matrix as well as lustrous crystal. Very seldom on the market.

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Hodrušite

Formula: 
Cu8Bi12S22
Strunz: 
2.JA.10c
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia