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Kermesite

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Description
Locality: 
Pezinok, Pezinok County, Bratislava Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 6 × 6 cm
Description

Pezinok is undoubtedly one of the places where the best kermesites in the world are found. The small mine produced excellent kermesite, but has long been closed down. This specimen shows several kermesite suns composed of violet-reddish crystals. The diameter of the aggregates is up to 3 cm. This is a historical piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kermesite

Formula: 
Sb2S2O
Strunz: 
2.FD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Colour: 
Red
Type Locality: 
Neue Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Bräunsdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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