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Bournonite, Quartz


Bournonite : PbCuSbS3, Quartz : SiO2

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Extraordinary specimen. The cogwheel twin, along with some other smaller ones, is perfectly placed on the matrix and has maintained its brilliance over the years. The locality is also wonderful: Herodsfoot Mine. To add even more to its glory it was bought from Sir Arthur Russell in 1926.

Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Liskeard District, Cornwall England. Found in ±1926

Specimen size: 5.2 x 2.7 x 3.3 cm

Main crystal size: 2.5 x 1.7 cm

With handwritten label & record from the Folch Collection

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