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Hübnerite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3.2 × 3 cm
Description

A group of hübnerite crystals in combination with translucent quartz crystals. The hübnerite shows elongated stripes along the faces and an excellent luster.  With a strong backlit, the hübnerite shows its beautiful blood-red color which is very difficult to show in a photo. In very good condition! Crystallized all around - only the bottom was from the rock.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hübnerite

Formula: 
MnWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Erie and Enterprize veins, Ellsworth Mine, Ellsworth, Ellsworth District (Mammoth District), Paradise Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White