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Bornite

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Locality: 
Les Clausis Mine, Saint-Véran, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 4.9 × 1.3 cm
Description

A mass of blue-purple bornite of very intense metallic lustre in association with minor golden chalcopyrite. It is from Les Clausis mine, a Classic French locality in Saint-Véran.

Acquired in 1977. Ex. Dr. Bob Janssens collection, #53.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bornite

Formula: 
Cu5FeS4
Strunz: 
2.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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