Iranite
Chah Khouni Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Small yellowish, bright and profiled crystals of Iranite, a rare lead, copper and chromium silicate, implanted on Dolomite matrix. The specimen is a cotype for the species, and came from the Sorbonne Museum, now Pierre et Marie Curie University, with a handwritten label by Pierre Bariand, curator of the mineral collection.
Chah Khouni Mine, ...
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