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Meneghinite

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Meneghinite

Former collection Christian Mavris
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Description
Locality: 
Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.4 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
118.00gr
Description

Rich specimen with typical curved metallic meneghinite crystals in quartz matrix. Strong lustre for the crystals, which depart as a thick silvery mass and diverge as bent fibers. Associated, some occasiona chalcopyrite masses and jet black cleavages of Fe rich sphalerite (var. marmatite).

In excellent conditions. Self collected on the old medieval dumps of Bottino mine in 2001. The dumps are now very hard to reach, as a vast mudflow in the area has buried a vast portion of the area. From my personal collection.

Collected: 
2001
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Meneghinite

Formula: 
Pb13CuSb7S24
Strunz: 
2.HB.05b
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

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