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Bournonite Sample


Bournonite


Chemical Composition: PbCuSbS2
Group: -
System: Orthorhombic
Family: Sulpho-salts
Hardness: 2.5 - 3


  • Stubby or tabular, prismatic crystals
  • Other colours: dark grey or black
  • Very heavy, fragile
  • Fuses easily
  • Dissolves in nitric acid
  • Found in: Bolivia, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Sardinia, Slovakia, USA



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