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Plumosite from
Trepça Mine, Trepça complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo


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Plumosite, etc.

Trepça Mine, Trepça complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
09613460017363086323603.jpg
Plumosite, etc.

Trepça Mine, Trepça complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
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Plumosite, etc.

Trepça Mine, Trepça complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Plumosite
Formula:Pb2Sb2S5
Comments:Most Plumosite at Trepča is Boulangerite, but it could be Jamesonite
numerous nanowires with diameters ranging from 200 to 500 nm and the length up to 150 μm.
Habit:Long needles to 5 cm and felted masses
Colour:grey
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite5
Rhodochrosite5
Calcite4
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite1
Pyrite3
Pyrrhotite2
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plumosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trepça Mine, Trepça complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:71039
Long-form Identifier:1:3:71039:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plumosite
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘBadovc Mine, Badoc, Graçanica, Pristina District, Kosovo
References
Štrbac N., Mihajlović I., Minić D., Živković Ž. (2010) Characterization of the natural mineral form from the PbS-Sb2S3 system. Journal of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Metallurgy 46:75-86
 
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