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RBR110637

Berthierite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Venusberg Quarry, Drebach, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 7 × 3.5 cm
Description

This specimen comes from an unknown location that is famous for it's calcite. Berthierite was always uncommon there, this one has a small vug, filled with lustrous, shiny needles of berthierite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Berthierite

Formula: 
FeSb2S4
Strunz: 
2.HA.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Chazelles-Haut (Chazelle), Mercoeur, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France

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