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Quadratite & Jordanite

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Quadratite & Jordanite

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm
Description

a tiny, lustrous quadratite crystal on some clusters of jordanite ; Lengenbach quarry is the type locality of both minerals ; quadratite is extremely rare and  known only in this swiss locality worldwide - EDS confirmed

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quadratite

Formula: 
Ag(Cd,Pb)AsS3
Strunz: 
2.GC.25
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Jordanite

Formula: 
Pb14(As,Sb)6S23
Strunz: 
2.JB.30a
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland