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Hübnerite & Quartz

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Hübnerite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Libertad Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.1 × 4.2 × 3.9 cm
Description

Black, higly lusterous hubnerite crystals are aesthetically set on jackstraw, water-clear quartz needles. There are several rare crystal forms for hubnerite as can be seen in the photos. Crystallized in all edges, this a superb specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hübnerite

Formula: 
MnWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Erie and Enterprize veins, Ellsworth Mine, Ellsworth, Ellsworth District (Mammoth District), Paradise Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
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