Andorite with Owyheeite
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Andorite with Owyheeite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 6 x 5 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Formula
- AgPbSb3S6 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Huanuni mine, Dalance Prov., Oruro dept., Bolivia
- Tagged
- sulfide
This specimen is formerly of The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia collection acquired several years ago during there tragic sell-off. Thought to be Freieslebenite and Jamesonite, we ran EDS and it turned out to be Andorite and Owyheeite as acicular inclusions in Sphalerite. You can see these as radial stars in one of the photos. The Andorite is a mixture with possible Lillianite and shows as dull steely grey massive segregations. EDS printout with specimen. Number on specimen matches museum tag (copied). Original tag not available.
Antique Specimen, EDS Confirmed
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.
- Collection
- Phillips Collection
- Special Info
- Antique Specimen
- Special Info
- EDS Confirmed
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