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Bournonite

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This sharp miniature displays like a banshee, with incredible luster and flashes of reflected light off all those complex cogswheel faces. It is a large single crystal, contacted in the back, but almost pristine and quite worthy of display from the front (just a few very trivial dings). The top is also complete. Most of these larger chinese bournonites tend to have far more damage, and this one displays so well and is so large in size that any small defects are inconsequential, especially at the price which gets you the finest bournonites for the price to hit the market in a long time!

Product details

SpeciesBournonite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions5.0 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Bournonite
Mineral guide
Learn about Bournonite
steel-gray to black sulfosalt famed for cogwheel twinning and metallic luster; prized by collectors for iconic gears and historic localities.
Bournonite
Regional guide
Bournonite from Yaogangxian Mine, China
from Yaogangxian Mine, China: silvery gray, sharply crystallized crystals with twinning; part of a rich hydrothermal assemblage prized by collectors.