aikinite


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aikinite

[′ā·kə‚nīt]
(mineralogy)
PbCuBiS3 A mineral crystallizing in the orthorhombic system and occurring massive and in gray needle-shaped crystals; hardness is 2 on Mohs scale, and specific gravity is 7.07. Also known as needle ore.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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See Jocullani, San Luis 1 Bolivar 1 Aikinite, ankerite, benjaminite, berryite, bismuthinite, chalcopyrite, krupskaite, (*) payonite, pyrite, siderite Bolivar 2 See Antequera, El Salvador Bolivia Jamesonite Bolsa Negra Ferberite, scheelite, aka Nevada wolframite Cacachaca Chalcostibite.
A Guide to Mineral Localities in Bolivia
Bournonite occurs associated with aikinite and tennantite-tetrahedrite.
Morococha-Casapalca Group
Aikinite has been identified by one of us (JAC) in two specimens provided by two individuals, both specimens attributed to Julcani.
Huancavelica Group