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Vinciennite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Chizeuil Mine, Chalmoux, Bourbon-Lancy, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1 × 0.7 cm
Description

Metallic crystal aggregates and crystals of the extremely rare mineral vinciennite from the type locality in France, in an analyzed specimen by SEM/EDS , see analysis enclosed.

The specimen is partially polished because of the analysis.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vinciennite

Formula: 
Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16
Strunz: 
2.CB.35a
Hardness: 
4.5
Colour: 
Orange
Type Locality: 
Chizeuil Mine, Chalmoux, Bourbon-Lancy, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France

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