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Andorite with Zinkenite

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Andorite from San José mine, Oruro City, Oruro Dept., Bolivia - BM40431
Andorite from San José mine, Oruro City, Oruro Dept., Bolivia - BM40431

Andorite with Zinkenite

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Availability
Sold
Size
3 x 2 x 0.6 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
AgPbSb3S6 (RRUFF)
Locality
San José mine, Oruro City, Oruro Dept., Bolivia
Tagged
sulfide , silver

An excellent specimen for the species. It is a tabular crystal with striations and bronze iridescence. The needles are apparently Zinkenite and there are also tiny yellow crystals which look like sulfur, but may be Cervantite. Rob Lavinsky has an excellent write-up about these Andorites and their occurence on Mindat to which I got some of this information. Click here to see it.

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Andorite

Formula
PbAgSb3S6 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Striated, Tabular 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
grayish yellow, dark gray, steel gray 
Streak
black 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
3-3.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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McConlogue Collection
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