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Native Arsenic

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Native Arsenic

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Description
Locality: 
Knappengrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 4.5 × 2.2 cm
Description

Native arsenic from Kaltwasser Vein at Knappengrund Mine. An ancient fluorite mine, working a quartz-fluorite vein including lead and copper minerals. Located 1 km NW of Belchen mountain. Excellent historic example for the locality including an older machine typed label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenic

Formula: 
As
Strunz: 
1.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Grey