Mineralpedia Details for Zinkenite
Zinkenite
- Formula
- Pb9Sb22S42
- Crystal System
- Hexagonal
- Crystal Habit
- Acicular, Prismatic, Striated
- Cleavage
- Imperfect, None, None
- Luster
- Metallic
- Color
- gray, steel gray
- Streak
- steel gray
- Class
- Hexagonal - Pyramidal
- Fracture
- Uneven
- Hardness
- 3-3.5
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Zinkenite from San José mine, Oruro City, Oruro Dept., Bolivia
Steely grey acicular crytals to 1cm composing the entire mass.
5-6cm long divergent groups of silvery Zinkenite associated with Pyrite.
The crystals are long bladed in radial groups to 2cm.
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Zinkenite from Wolfsberg, Harz, Germany
- Special Info
- Antique Specimen
Rich specimen with silvery prismatic crystals to 8mm along Quartz veins. See prov. tab.
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