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Bournonite Var Wölchite & Bindheimite

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Bournonite Var Wölchite & Bindheimite

ex Collection Dr. Brandt (Northeim/Germany)
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Wölch, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5 × 4 cm
Description

Rare piece of wölchite and bindheimite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bournonite

Formula: 
PbCuSbS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.50
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Wheal Boys (Trewetha Mine; Old Trewetha Mine), Port Isaac, St Endellion, Wadebridge District, Cornwall, England, UK

Bindheimite

Formula: 
Pb2Sb25+O7
Strunz: 
4.DH.20
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4 - 4.5
Colour: 
Yellow, yellow-brown