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Giessenite

Large Giessenite Image

Mineral:

Giessenite: Pb13(Cu,Ag)(Bi,Sb)9S28 (?)

Comments:

Small clumps of acicular crystal mats of giessenite with rounded cosalite grains (as photographed on pure white fibrous backing material).

Location:

Otome Mine, near Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan.

Scale:

See Photo.

Copyright:

© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

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