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Chalcostibite from
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcostibite
Formula:CuSbS2
Comments:These plates are more typical of chalcostibite, than the cm sized French and Morrocan crystals
Habit:prismatic plates to several mm
Colour:black
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tetrahedrite Subgroup46
Quartz32
Pyrite26
Chalcopyrite26
Dolomite23
Bournonite22
Zinkenite5
Sphalerite2
Galena2
Calcite2
Realgar2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcostibite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (41 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68964
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68964:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcostibite
1.2km (0.7 miles) Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
7.2km (4.5 miles) No. 5 Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
15.4km (9.6 miles) Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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