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Bournonite

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RBR29854

Bournonite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Les Malines, Saint-Laurent-Le-Minier, Gard, Occitanie, France
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 6 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

A very rich specimen of bournonite from a classic locality.

 The specimen consists only of bournonite with crystals up to 2.5cm!

It was found around 1990.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bournonite

Formula: 
PbCuSbS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.50
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Wheal Boys (Trewetha Mine; Old Trewetha Mine), Port Isaac, St Endellion, Wadebridge District, Cornwall, England, UK