| Locality type: | Mining District |
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| Species: | Betekhtinite |
| Formula: | Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15 |
| 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 |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | β23 photos of Betekhtinite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Calcite | β21 photos of Betekhtinite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Bornite | β18 photos of Betekhtinite associated with Bornite at this locality. |
| Chalcocite | β11 photos of Betekhtinite associated with Chalcocite at this locality. |
| Chalcopyrite | β7 photos of Betekhtinite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
| Gerhardtite | β2 photos of Betekhtinite associated with Gerhardtite at this locality. |
| Covellite | β1 photo of Betekhtinite associated with Covellite at this locality. |
| Galena | β1 photo of Betekhtinite associated with Galena at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Betekhtinite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Dzhezkazgan mining district, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (37 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1905 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1905:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e327408d-b6d1-4d9a-b145-87586d1da56c |
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Dzhezkazgan mining district, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan