AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from England > Bournonite on Tetrahedrite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 23533 |
Mineral: | Bournonite on Tetrahedrite |
Locality: | Herodsfoot Mine, Liskeard, Cornwall, England (Type Locality for Tetrahedrite) |
Description: | Large plate covered with metallic bournonite crystals up to 5 mm on irregular crystals of tetrahedrite with scattered milky quartz crystals. The bournonite crystals show distinct striation on the crystal faces due to complex twinning. |
Overall Size: | 10x7x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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