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Tintinaite Kobellite

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Tintinaite Kobellite

Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69, Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Henclová, Gelnica County, Košice Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 2.1 × 3.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Rare tintinaite-kobellite serie sulfosalt from Slovakia. Highly lustrous metallic tintinaite-kobellite crystal sprays on/in the quartz matrix up to 1 cm. Hard to find nowadays. ex. Marek Patus collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tintinaite

Formula: 
Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69
Strunz: 
2.HB.10a
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Tintina Silver Mines, Tintina, Watson Lake Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

Kobellite

Formula: 
Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69
Strunz: 
2.HB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Vena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Närke, Sweden