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Benjaminite with Pavonite

#46497

Benjaminite with Pavonite

#46497
Availability
Sold
Size
2.5 x 2 x 2 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Ag3Bi7S12 (RRUFF)
Locality
Bolivar mine, Piedras Verdes, Chihuahua, Mexico
Tagged
sulfide , silver

Silvery, metallic, massive veins in Quartz. It is impossible to visibly discern the Benjiminite from Pavonite. The type locality is the Outlaw mine in Nevada, where it was once thought to Aikinite. This specimen is from the mineral stock of Dr. Jaroslav Hyrsl.

Benjaminite

Formula
Ag3Bi7S12 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Cleavage
Fair, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
grayish yellow, copper 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
3.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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