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Krupkaite

Type locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Krupka, Krušné Hory, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.7 × 2 cm
Description

Several grew metallic grains of the rare mineral krupkaite in quartz from the type locality.

Obtained 1981

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Krupkaite

Formula: 
PbCuBi3S6
Strunz: 
2.HB.05a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
black
Type Locality: 
Barbora adit, Knöttel area (Knötel; Knödel; Knödlberg), Krupka (Graupen), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic