Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Cylindrite
Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Classification |
Mineral |
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Type Locality
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Origin Location |
Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia |
Description |
A nice type locality specimen of this uncommon sulfosalt mineral, which gets its name from it's unusual cylindrical crystal habit. |
Luster |
Submetallic |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Miniature |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
Not measured precisely yet, please inquire. |
Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Cylindrite: FePb3Sn4Sb2S14 iron trilead tetratin diantimony sulfur *
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Sphalerite on Quartz![Sphalerite on Quartz](/Files/Minerals/SphaleriteonQuartz_225_sm.jpg) Galena / Gypsum / Sphalerite![Galena / Gypsum / Sphalerite](/Files/Minerals/GalenaGypsumSphalerite_712_sm.jpg) Gold![Gold](/Files/Minerals/Gold_153_sm.jpg) Pyrolusite![Pyrolusite](/Files/Minerals/Pyrolusite_1499_0_sm.jpg) Baryte![Baryte](/Files/Minerals/Baryte_544_sm.jpg) Quartz var. Amethyst![Quartz var. Amethyst](/Files/Minerals/QuartzvarAmethyst_1421_0_sm.jpg) |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
Fe Pb Sn Sb S Pb Sn Fe Sb S
Fe Pb Sn Sb S Pb Fe Sn Sb S
Fe Pb Sn Sb S Pb Fe Sn Sb S
Fe Pb Sn Sb S Pb Sn As Fe S
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): cylindrite
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Edit Specimen Search Wikipedia: Cylindrite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Cylindrite Search Web Mineral DB: Cylindrite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Cylindrite
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