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Liveingite & Seligmannite

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Liveingite & Seligmannite

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Absolutely perfect shiny metallic crystal of the sulphosalt liveingite from its type locality in Lengenbach associated to black a metallic seligmannite crystal (photos 3 and 4) and pyrite. Liveingite is easily identified for having very striated crystal faces, like this one. Only three localities known worldwide for liveingite. From a find of 1982. Very nice under the microscope!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Liveingite

Formula: 
Pb9As13S28
Strunz: 
2.HC.05c
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

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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