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Bournonite

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Bournonite

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Description
Locality: 
Tolwong Mine, Wyalong, St Vincent County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 4 × 2.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

Calcite has been disolved from a series of cavities in pyritic ore to reveal two cojoining cavities lined with arsenopyrite crystals and bournonite crystals to 0.4cm.

This material was collected in the late 1970's.

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
Earthstones Australia

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