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Molybdenite

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Description
Locality: 
Thier des Carrières, Cahai, Vielsalm, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Shiny, metallic and flexible molybdenite crystals layered on a matrix.

A note.

On the sample there is also (photo 2 and 6 red arrow ) a bundle of prismatic crystals, light hazelnut in colour, which may recall bismuthinite altered into possible bismite or bismuthite but, to be certain, an analysis would be necessary, furthermore no bismuthinite has ever been found in the locality although, tellurobismuthite is reported which in my opinion could be present on this same sample (yellow arrow) but, even in this case, an analysis would be needed to be certain. Intriguing sample in any case.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Molybdenite

Formula: 
MoS2
Strunz: 
2.EA.30
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5

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