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Pilsenite In Quartz

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Pilsenite In Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Lucky Ben Mine, Beatty Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 1 cm
Description

This sample has two grains of pilsenite, the largest being 1mm across, in quartz. EDS confirmed the composition. Since pilsenite is the only Bi Te mineral reported from that mine, it is assumed that this is pilsenite and not some other similar species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pilsenite

Formula: 
Bi4Te3
Strunz: 
2.DC.05
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Colour: 
Lead-gray
Type Locality: 
Nagybörzsöny (Deutsch Pilsen; Deutschpilsen), Börzsöny Mts, Pest Co., Hungary

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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