Jordanite is a lead-arsenic-antimony sulfosalt mineral, named after the German scientist H. Jordan who discovered it in 1864. Crystals display a metallic lustre in lead-grey colours. The host rock in this sample is dolomite. Actual width is 65 mm.

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