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Emplectite & Wittichenite

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Emplectite & Wittichenite

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Description
Locality: 
Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Emlektite and wittichenite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Emplectite

Formula: 
CuBiS2
Strunz: 
2.HA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic Prismatic crystlas
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Tannenbaum Mine, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Wittichenite

Formula: 
Cu3BiS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic Prismatic crystals or masses
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany