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Cylindrite

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Description
Locality: 
Carguaicollo Mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 0.8 × 0.3 cm
Description

A small aggregate of rare cylindrite from a much less known Bolivian locality. Not the usual Poopo source.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cylindrite

Formula: 
Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Strunz: 
2.HF.25a
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó town, Poopó Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Peter Crozier Minerals