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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81549 |
| Mineral: | Bournonite |
| Locality: | Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China |
| Description: | Unusual distorted lustrous silver-metallic bournonite crystal fully crystallized all around with contact on the bottom where it was attached. All surfaces of the bournonite are composed of smaller parallel crystal faces (looks beautiful under 20x). Bournonite, PbCuSbS3, is an uncommon lead-copper sulfosalt mineral. Weight: 13.5 grams. Reference: Mineralogical Record v.42#6, Rocks and Minerals v.80#1 |
| Overall Size: | 34x18x11 mm |
| Crystals: | 34 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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