A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Sartorite with pyrite in dolomite |
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| Description | This 5 cm across pecimen is mostly dolomite but is notable because it contains a few dark gray masses of sartorite, the most prominent of which is just left of center in this photo. It also contains some golden pyrite. Sartorite is a rare lead aresenic sulfide mineral with composition Pb3As4S9. It is usually steel gray with a metallic luster and striated acicular to prismatic crystals. Its best known occurrence is at Lengenbach in Switzerland. |
| Location | Switzerland ▹ Binnentahl. Near Lengenbach. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-16. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #93. |
| Key words | sartorite, pyrite, dolomite, Switzerland |
| Tech details | 702 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1191 |
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