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Bournonite (twinned crystals) with Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

 
Bournonite (twinned crystals) with Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Bournonite (twinned crystals) with Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Bournonite (twinned crystals) with Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Bournonite (twinned crystals) with Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Bournonite (twinned crystals) with Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 75517
Mineral:Bournonite (twinned crystals) with Quartz
Locality:Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China
Description:Doubly-terminated lustrous gray-metallic bournonite crystal with a transparent colorless quartz crystal embedded in the side. The bournonite crystal has the complex crystallization patterns on the basal pinacoid termination faces that show it is twinned. For locality information see: Mineralogical Record v.42#6, Rocks and Minerals v.80#1
Overall Size:17x17x12 mm
Crystals:17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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