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Luxembourgite Hansblockite & Selenium

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Luxembourgite Hansblockite & Selenium

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Description
Locality: 
El Dragón Mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.6 × 1 cm
Description

This is a very well analysed and documented section from El Dragon Mine.

This section contains Luxembourgite, Cerromojoite , Eldragonite, Hansblockite, Selenium, Quijarroite, Clausthalite in Penroseite. Everything can be found in the attached and printed documentation. (20 pages of documentation will be sent to the buyer.)

Very rare mineral species!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Luxembourgite

Formula: 
AgCuPbBi4Se8
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Bivels, Putscheid, Canton Vianden, Luxembourg
Isostructural with: 
Watkinsonite
Litochlebite

Hansblockite

Formula: 
(Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2 - 2.5
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
El Dragón mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Dimorph Of: 

Gudmundite

Formula: 
FeSbS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

Selenium

Formula: 
Se
Strunz: 
1.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
red
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Luxembourgite Hansblockite & Selenium
Analysis Report - only: Luxembourgite Hansblockite & Selenium
Analysis Report - only: Luxembourgite Hansblockite & Selenium
Analysis Report - only: Luxembourgite Hansblockite & Selenium
Analysis Report - only: Luxembourgite Hansblockite & Selenium