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Sorbyite

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Sorbyite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Lucky Strike Mine, Candelara District, Mineral County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.1 × 1.6 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with rich sprays of rare sorbyite in quartz cavities from what is undoubtedly the best locality for the species. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sorbyite

Formula: 
CuPb9(Sb,As)11S26
Strunz: 
2.LB.30
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Colour: 
Lead gray
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Taylor Pit, Huntingdon Township, Madoc area, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada

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