Kesterite from
Huya W-Sn-Be deposit (Pingwu beryl mine), Huya village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China

Huya W-Sn-Be deposit (Pingwu beryl mine), Huya village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
© 2006 M. Kampf

Description
Comments:	About a dozen or so of these specimens hit the market in two lots in 2001 and 2002. They were called a new mineral and labeled "pandaite" which had been used before and discredited. Then they chemically analysed as Kesterite.
Habit:	pseudo tetrahedral xls to over a cm, coated in mushistonite
Colour:	Yellowish mushistonite, black on fresh break
Quality of samples:	Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Rarity at site:	Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Hedland, A. (2004): Das Scheelit-Beryll-Kassiterit-Fluorit-Vorkommen von Huya-Zibeisha bei Pingwu, Provinz Sichuan, China. Mineralien Welt 15 (6), 46-57.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Kesterite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Huya W-Sn-Be deposit (Pingwu beryl mine), Huya village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
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