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Marrite & Wurtzite-2H & Seligmannite

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Marrite & Wurtzite-2H & Seligmannite

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 1.3 cm
Description

Extremely rare well formed dull striated marrite crystal (photos 1, 2,3) associated to shiny nice jordanite, plenty of tiny brown wurtzite-2H crystals (photo 5) and a single sharp black seligmannite crystal (photo 4) from the only known locality for marrite worldwide. Marrite is one of the rarest Lengenbach minerals. Find of 1989.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Marrite

Formula: 
AgPbAsS3
Strunz: 
2.JB.15
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Wurtzite-2H

Polytype Of: 

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Seligmannite

Formula: 
PbCuAsS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.50
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

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