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Andorite var. Nakaseite

#PD34292
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Andorite from Nakase mine, Yabu City, Hyogo, Kinki, Honshu Island, Japan - PD34292
Andorite from Nakase mine, Yabu City, Hyogo, Kinki, Honshu Island, Japan - PD34292

Andorite var. Nakaseite

#PD34292
Availability
Sold
Size
10 x 11 x 2.5 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
AgPbSb3S6 (RRUFF)
Locality
Nakase mine, Yabu City, Hyogo, Kinki, Honshu Island, Japan
Tagged
sulfide

Mineralized ore sample with fine grained silvery gray Andorite VI variety Nakaseite, named for the Nakase mine, with larger silvery grains of another silvery Sulfide interstitially thoughout Quartz matrix.

There just isn't that much online about the Nakase mine, although according to Mindat it was a Gold mine.

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
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