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| Description | |
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| Comments: | The bright lustrous grey needles ar Betekhtinite. The dull grey to black needles are pseudomorphs after betekhtinite, usually chalcocite or bornite. |
| Habit: | Thick needles, mostly unterminated to a few cm |
| Colour: | lustrous grey |
| UV Fluorescence: | none |
| Quality of samples: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Rarity at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation | |
| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| References | |
| References: | [MinRec 23:279, 23:280, 21:492] |
| Data | |
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Betekhtinite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Dzhezkazgan Mine (Zhezqazghan Mine), Dzhezkazgan (Zhezqazghan), Karagandy Province (Qaragandy Oblysy; Karaganda Oblast'), Kazakhstan |
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