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Pinakiolite from Bolivia Stope, 185 m. Level, Langban, Värmland, Sweden (Type Locality for Pinakiolite)

 
Pinakiolite from Bolivia Stope, 185 m. Level, Langban, Värmland, Sweden (Type Locality for Pinakiolite)

Pinakiolite from Bolivia Stope, 185 m. Level, Langban, Värmland, Sweden (Type Locality for Pinakiolite)

Pinakiolite from Bolivia Stope, 185 m. Level, Langban, Värmland, Sweden (Type Locality for Pinakiolite)

Pinakiolite from Bolivia Stope, 185 m. Level, Langban, Värmland, Sweden (Type Locality for Pinakiolite)

Pinakiolite from Bolivia Stope, 185 m. Level, Langban, Värmland, Sweden (Type Locality for Pinakiolite)

Pinakiolite from Bolivia Stope, 185 m. Level, Langban, Värmland, Sweden (Type Locality for Pinakiolite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Pinakiolite from Bolivia Stope, 185 m. Level, Langban, Värmland, Sweden (Type Locality for Pinakiolite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 74075
Mineral:Pinakiolite
Locality:Bolivia Stope, 185 m. Level, Langban, Värmland, Sweden (Type Locality for Pinakiolite)
Description:Lustrous black rectangular platy pinakiolite crystals in calcite-hausmannite matrix. The specimen of pinakiolite is large, not the typical small fragments, and could be divided into smaller samples to expose more pinakiolite crystals. Ex. E. M. Gunnell (1903-1986); acquired from Stig Adolfsson (Sweden) in 1973
Overall Size:6.5x4.5x4 cm
Crystals:0.5-2.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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