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MD-210568
Stannite, Jamesonite
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Small Cabinet, 5.3 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
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These specimens came out about two years ago, and until recently, their identity wasn't known for sure. From the beginning they were speculated as being Stannite with Jamesonite, and that's what they turned out to be. Most people who collect Bolivian minerals are probably familiar with the classic Stannite and Zinkenite association specimens from San Jose that were found circa WWII, but these new specimens are much more rare, and are the only association of Stannite with Jamesonite, that I have seen from any locality. The specimen features several sharp, twinned crystals of Stannite measuring up to 0.8 cm sitting atop and mixed with a matrix of acicular Jamesonite crystals and are associated with minor Andorite crystals. Stannite is copper iron tin sulfide and some of the best pieces of this material come from this mine.