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Zinkenite

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Zinkenite

Former collection Christian Mavris
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Saint Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 9 × 5.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Weight: 
162.00gr
Description

Beautiful spray of fresh lustrous metallic zinkenite carefully etched out of a siderite+calcite vein from the famous St Pons area. The spray is well developed, departs from one side of the vein and ends diverting onto the other side. The vein walls are given by fresh pale brown siderite crystals with moderate lustre. At the bottom of the vein, the remainders of the original white calcite are still visible.

A French rarity, quite sought-after. From my European suite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zinkenite

Formula: 
Pb9Sb22S42
Strunz: 
2.JB.35a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Graf Jost-Christian Mine, Wolfsberg, Stolberg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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