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Smirnite

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Description
Locality: 
Zod Mine, Vardenis, Gegharkunik Province, Armenia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

Greyish crystal aggregates of the extremely rare bismuth tellurite smirnite from the type locality in Armenia.

Very rich specimen for the rarity of the mineral species !

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

No duplicates available

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smirnite

Formula: 
Bi2Te4+O5
Strunz: 
4.JK.40
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Zod Mine (Sotk deposit), Vardenis, Gelark'unik' Province (Geghark'unik'), Armenia...

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