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Bowieite Erlichmanite & Laurite

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Bowieite Erlichmanite & Laurite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Konder Massif, Aldan Shield, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.9 × 0.4 cm
Description

Polished section of bowieite, erlichmanite, laurite (comes with handwritten analysis)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bowieite

Formula: 
(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Borough, Alaska, USA

Erlichmanite

Formula: 
OsS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.5
Colour: 
Gray
Type Locality: 
MacIntosh Mine, Willow Creek (China Flat), Willow Creek District, Klamath Mts, Humboldt Co., California, USA

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