Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Vinciennite

Views:
Watches:
PDM591127

Vinciennite

Type Locality

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Chizeuil Mine, Chalmoux, Bourbon-Lancy, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3.3 × 1.2 cm
Description

Microcrystals of vinciennite included in pyrite crystals, with enargite and quartz. The specimen, from the type locality, is a slice cut on both sides, Ex. BRGM (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières), the Geological Service of France; Ex. Alain Carion (with label), and acquired in 1992 by Bob Janssens (specimen #1955).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vinciennite

Formula: 
Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16
Strunz: 
2.CB.35a
Hardness: 
4.5
Colour: 
Orange
Type Locality: 
Chizeuil Mine, Chalmoux, Bourbon-Lancy, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps