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Bournonite (floater formation) from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

 
Bournonite (floater formation) from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Bournonite (floater formation) from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Bournonite (floater formation) from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Bournonite (floater formation) from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Bournonite (floater formation) from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Bournonite (floater formation) from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Bournonite (floater formation) from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 75046
Mineral:Bournonite (floater formation)
Locality:Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China
Description:Lustrous gray-metallic bournonite crystal with striated prism faces and complex terminations. The bournonite crystal faces are all naturally crystallized (a floater) and composed of many smaller parallel crystal faces (looks beautiful under 20x). For locality information see: Mineralogical Record v.42#6, Rocks and Minerals v.80#1
Overall Size:22x22x16 mm
Crystals:22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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