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A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Franckeite |
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| Description | Franckeite, (Pb,Sn)6FeSn2Sb2S14 (lead tin iron antimony sulfide), is a rare sulfide mineral. It is found in the sulfide ores in Bolivia and Peru usually with other rare sulfides such as cylindrite, stannite, incaite and potosiite. Franckeite is a sulfosalt. Normally semi-metal ions such as antimony will substitute for the sulfur atoms, but in the sulfosalts they substitute for the metal ions and bond with the sulfurs. |
| Location | Bolivia. Near Oruro. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-18. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #253. |
| Key words | Franckeite, Bolivia |
| Tech details | 741 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1276 |
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