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Sulvanite & Vésigniéite

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Sulvanite & Vésigniéite

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Description
Locality: 
Edelweiss Mine, Burra, South Australia, Australia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.6 × 0.8 cm
Description

Metallic crystal aggregates of the rare vanadium mineral sulvanite associated to olive green vesigneite and dark green malachite from the type locality for sulvanite, the formerly known Burra Burra mine in Australia.

Specimens of sulvanite from the type locality are rare in the market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sulvanite

Formula: 
Cu3VS4
Strunz: 
2.CB.70
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Edelweiss Mine, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Vésigniéite

Formula: 
BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BH.45
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
Greenish
Type Locality: 
Glücksstern Mine, Gottlob Hill, Friedrichroda, Thuringian Forest, Thuringia, Germany

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