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Laurite

EDS conf. specimen no 19-12-14-B-RU-4-1

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Description
Locality: 
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine, Rustenburg, Bojanala District, North West Province, South Africa
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.5 × 0.6 cm
Description

EDS conf. specimen no 19-12-14-B-RU-4-1 hosting an inclusion of laurite. Analysis attached, rare mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Laurite

Formula: 
RuS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Dark grey
Type Locality: 
Tanah Laut (Pontijn), Kalimantan Selatan Province (South Kalimantan Province), Kalimantan Island (Borneo Island), Indonesia