Jamesonite from
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
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Description
Comments:	This material has been sold as Bismuthinite, Boulangerite and Galenobismutite, but it x-rays as jamesonite.
Habit:	Needles to 2 cm
Colour:	grey
UV Fluorescence:	none
Quality of samples:	Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Rarity at site:	Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Ottens, B., and Cook, R.B. (2005): Rocks & Minerals 80(1), 46-57; Jensen, M. (2009): Mineral News 25(4), 1-11, 14; Ottens, B. (2011): Lapis 36(9), 27-33; Ottens, B. (2011) The Yaogangxian mine, Hunan Province, China. Mineralogical Record 42:557-603.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Jamesonite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
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