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Luzonite

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Luzonite

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Description
Locality: 
Lepanto Mine, Mancayan District, Cordillera, Luzon, Philippines
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Lustrous massive blackish Luzonite of this rare species from Type Locality - Lepanto Mine, Luzon, Philippines. Old material cca 1960, from EX. Trdlicka Collection. It is a very rare specimen for the material.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Luzonite

Formula: 
Cu3AsS4
Strunz: 
2.KA.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Black.
Type Locality: 
Lepanto Mine, Mancayan mineral district (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines