KRUPKAITE – CZECH REPUBLIC

$70.00

For sale is a krupkaite from Czech Rep. Krupkaite is an orthorhombic mineral with the chemical formula CuPbBi3S6. It is a metallic, steel-gray sulfide mineral belonging to the bismuthinite–aikinite series and typically in hydrothermal deposits. Krupkaite is named after the town of Krupka in the Czech Republic, which is its type locality, and that is where this specimen comes from. Please remember our prices are in Australian dollars. Sorry Im not sure what the other associated cubic mineral is, I assumed it was pyrite, but as that is not a known association from this mine. Im not sure.

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For sale is a krupkaite from Czech Rep. Krupkaite is an orthorhombic mineral with the chemical formula CuPbBi3S6. It is a metallic, steel-gray sulfide mineral belonging to the bismuthinite–aikinite series and typically in hydrothermal deposits. Krupkaite is named after the town of Krupka in the Czech Republic, which is its type locality, and that is where this specimen comes from. Please remember our prices are in Australian dollars. Sorry Im not sure what the other associated cubic mineral is, I assumed it was pyrite, but as that is not a known association from this mine. Im not sure.

BARBORA ADIT, KNOTTEL AREA, CZECH REPUBLIC.

41 x 28 x 26mm