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Zinkenite : Pb9Sb22S42

Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

Cluster of acicular dark metallic zinkenite crystal (resembles stibnite). No matrix. Overall size of mineral specimen: 3x2x1 cm. Size of individual crystals: 10-15 mm.
 © 2002 John H. BettsPhoto ID: 4479    View Count: 940

Zinkenite : Pb9Sb22S42

Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

Overall size around 4,5x4 cm - Ex N. Garzetti, Jan 1994
 © Marco BarsantiPhoto ID: 10575    View Count: 581

Zinkenite : Pb9Sb22S42

Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

A very nice and lustrous 3.2 by 2.5 cms mass of Zinkenite crystals with no matrix. John Sobolewski specimen and photograph.
 © John SobolewsskiPhoto ID: 43033    View Count: 670

Zinkenite : Pb9Sb22S42

Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

A 4.0 by 2.0 cms mass of lustrous and elongated crystals of Zinkenite. John Sobolewski specimen and photograph.
 © John SobolewskiPhoto ID: 43032    View Count: 411

Zinkenite : Pb9Sb22S42

Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

Sample crystallized with 1,5cm - December of 2005
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 58609    View Count: 269

Zinkenite : Pb9Sb22S42, Pyrite : FeS2

Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

10.1 x 4.7 x 2.4 cm. A superb and very rich CABINET specimen of radiating clusters of lustrous, steel-gray zinkenite blades on nicely contrasting pyrite matrix from the Itos and San Jose Mines of Bolivia. This is an exceptional specimen for this lead, antimony sulfosalt from this famous locality.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 162813    View Count: 174

Multiple photos availableZinkenite : Pb9Sb22S42, Kaolinite : Al2Si2O5(OH)4

Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

8.4 x 7.4 x 4.4 cm. Aesthetic diverging sprays of lustrous, flattened, black zinkenite crystals richly cover the 3-dimensional, platy, kaolinite matrix on this fine, rare, old-time specimen from the Itos Mine at Ouro City, Bolivia. This classic, seldom-seen combination specimen was collected by Sam Gordon on one of his several trips to Bolivia, ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 224940    View Count: 88

Multiple photos availableZinkenite : Pb9Sb22S42, Kaolinite : Al2Si2O5(OH)4

Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

6.9 x 4.9 x 3.0 cm. Aesthetic diverging sprays of lustrous, flattened, black zinkenite crystals richly cover the curved, 3-dimensional, platy, kaolinite matrix on this fine, rare, old-time specimen from the Itos Mine at Ouro City, Bolivia. This classic, seldom-seen combination specimen was collected by Sam Gordon on one of his several trips to ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 226344    View Count: 61

Multiple photos availableZinkenite : Pb9Sb22S42

Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

55 x 44 x 20 mm. Acicular metallic crystals with gun-metal iridescence. To view in stereo, used relaxed-eyed technique (not cross-eyed technique). Higher resolution single view also uploaded. RFC1994.
 © 2009 Michael C. RoarkePhoto ID: 251224    View Count: 54

Zinkenite : Pb9Sb22S42, Stannite : Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4

Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

Zinkenite needles and dull crystals of Stannite
FOV: 2 X 1,5 cm

Collection and photo: Arliguie M
 © Arliguie MPhoto ID: 234750    View Count: 45
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