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Naumannite & Clausthalite

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Naumannite & Clausthalite

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Description
Locality: 
Greywacke Quarry, Rieder, Harz, Saxony - Anhalt, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 2 × 1.4 cm
Description

An excellent specimen from the Greywacke quarry near Rieder with a very rich coverage of naumannite, a rare silver-selenide, and clausthalite. Mostly massive but some small crystals are also present (see arrows). Analyzed material.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Naumannite

Formula: 
Ag2Se
Strunz: 
2.BA.55
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
black
Type Locality: 
Tilkerode (Abberode), Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Clausthalite

Formula: 
PbSe
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
St Lorenz Mine, Burgstatt veins, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Cartils Minerals

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