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Bournonite

Bournonite

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Locality
Chichibu mining district, Chichibu City, Saitama, Japan
Minerals
Bournonite
Dimensions
5.5 x 3 x 3 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
K950

Well dispersed, isolated twinned Bournonite crystals to 4mm all over a Pyrite rich matrix. The Chichibu mine is hundreds of years old, and produced the first copper mined in Japan, in the year 707 C.E. A historic specimen in great condition.