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Jamesonite & Arsenopyrite

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Jamesonite & Arsenopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Carlés Mine, Carlés, Salas, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 4.6 × 3.7 cm
Weight: 
84.00gr
Description

Very interesting group of jamesonite crystals on matrix of arsenopyrite from the gold mine of Carlés. The specimens are embedded in calcite veins, which are attacked with hydrochloric acid to expose the mineralization.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jamesonite

Formula: 
Pb4FeSb6S14
Strunz: 
2.HB.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

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