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Preisingerite Psm Chloanthite

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Preisingerite Psm Chloanthite

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Description
Locality: 
Wolfsgrün Quarry, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

You are bidding on a speciem with grey Pseudomorphoses from Preisingerite/Bismutite after crystals of Chloanthite up to 3 mm diameter. Rare speciem.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Preisingerite

Formula: 
Bi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BO.10
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
San Francisco de los Andes mine, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan, Argentina

Chloanthite

Variety Of: 

Nickelskutterudite

Formula: 
NiAs3-x
Strunz: 
2.EC.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Formula: 
NiAs2 - excess As up to As2.5
Hardness: 
0.0

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