2006 - $ 25
Valleriite, Bornite and Baddeleyite (?)
Palabora mine, Limpopo Prov. South Africa
6 x 5 cm. Brass coloured valleriite with massive to crystalline baddeleyite (?) and iridescent bornite. A test for magnetism is negative so I presume that the black mineral is baddeleyite.
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