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Smythite

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Description
Locality: 
Jáchymov, Krušné Hory, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1 × 0.7 cm
Description

Outstanding metallic sharp crystals of the rare mineral smythite from the famous Jachymov deposit.

Crystsls of this quality are rarely seen in the mineral market.

Ex. Erich Laskowski collection

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smythite

Formula: 
(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
dark gray
Type Locality: 
State Route 37 road cut (6), Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana, USA

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