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Dufrénoysite Pyrite & Realgar

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Dufrénoysite Pyrite & Realgar

Type locality for dufrénoysite

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.3 × 1.5 cm
Description

A nice multicolor group of crystals, a fan of metallic-black dufrénoysite, a complex twinned pyrite crystal and red realgar on the classic white marble matrix from this renowned locality. 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dufrénoysite

Formula: 
Pb2As2S5
Strunz: 
2.HC.05d
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Realgar

Formula: 
As4S4
Strunz: 
2.FA.15a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0

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