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Bismuthinite Linnaeite & Chalcopyrite

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Bismuthinite Linnaeite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.7 × 1.6 cm
Description

Bismuthinite & linneite and chalcopyrite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bismuthinite

Formula: 
Bi2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
Lead-gray

Linnaeite

Formula: 
Co2+Co3+2S4
Strunz: 
2.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

Chalcopyrite

Formula: 
CuFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0