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Scainiite

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Scainiite

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Description
Locality: 
Buca Della Vena Mine, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.7 × 1 cm
Description

Scainite is a very rare oxysulphide of formula Pb14Sb30S54O5 known from only 4 localities worldwide, It occurs in this specimen as metallic black platy and acicular crystals on a contrasting matrix. Some of the crystals are outstanding.

Ex Excalibur specimen with label included (see photo)

Very nice and rich specimen under the microscope!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Scainiite

Formula: 
Pb14Sb30S54O5
Strunz: 
2.JB.35b
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Buca della Vena Mine, Ponte Stazzemese, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

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