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Franckeite

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Franckeite

Former Bruno Cerato stock
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.8 × 2.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.20cm
Description

Rich miniature composed of hundreds of black metallic platy crystals, particularly lustrous for the specie. The matrix appears to be solid franckeite, and it is very resistant.
A very good miniature from the former Bruno Cerato stock (Italy).

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Franckeite

Formula: 
Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14
Strunz: 
2.HF.25b
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas (Animas-Chocaya), Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

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