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Baumhauerite: Pb3As4S9
Comments: Black, rounded, specular baumhauerite crystal on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Picture width 1 cm. © Walter Gabriel
Baumhauerite-2a: Pb3As4S9 Sphalerite: (Zn,Fe)S
Comments: Dark crystal of baumhauerite-2a (same shape as baumhauerite) with olive-green transparent sphalerite crystal on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Picture 2 cm tall. © Walter Gabriel
Dufrenoysite: Pb2As2S5
Comments: Single, black dufrénoysite crystal in a vug in white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Crystal size 2.5 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Edenharterite: TlPbAs3S6
Comments: Submetallic, deep brownish black crystalline aggregate of edenharterite crystals in white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Crystal size 2 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Hatchite: (Pb,Tl)2AgAs2S5
Comments: Specular, black aggregate of hatchite crystals with red realgar on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Big crystal 1.5 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Hutchinsonite: (Pb,Tl)2As5S9
Comments: Aggregate of red colored needles of hutchinsonite on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Picture width 6 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Comments: Transparent, striated, cherry-red crystal of hutchinsonite on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Crystal size 1 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Imhofite: Tl6CuAs16S40
Comments: Spherical, spikey-radial brownish black aggregate of imhofite with blocky gray sulfosalt on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Picture width 3 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Jentschite: TlPbAs2SbS6
Comments: Black and dark red translucent needles of jentschite on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Picture width 1 cm. © Walter Gabriel
Jordanite: Pb14(As,Sb)6S23
Comments: Pseudo-hexagonal, metallic gray crystal of jordanite with purple tarnish on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Crystal size 2 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Jordanite: Pb14(As,Sb)6S23 Marrite: PbAgAsS3
Comments: Aggregate of gray prismatic crystals of marrite on fine-grained jordanite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Picture high 5 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Lengenbachite: Pb6(Ag,Cu)2As4S13
Comments: Metallic gray, thin plates and sheets of lengenbachite in a vug in white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Picture width 1.2 cm. © Walter Gabriel
Liveingite: Pb9As13S28
Comments: Strongly striated, metallic gray liveingite crystal on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Crystal size 3 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Marrite: PbAgAsS3 Jordanite: Pb14(As,Sb)6S23
Quadratite: Ag(Cd,Pb)AsS3
Comments: Aggregate of 3 black tabular crystals of quadratite (reflecting light) on jordanite/lengenbachite and white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Crystal size 0.2 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Rathite: Pb8Pb4-x(Tl2As2)x(Ag2As2)As16S40
Comments: Black prismatic crystal of rathite with glossy surface and red realgar on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Crystal length 5 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Sartorite: PbAs2S4
Comments: Excellent prismatic sartorite crystal on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Crystal length 1 cm. © Walter Gabriel
Seligmannite: PbCuAsS3
Comments: Lead gray, prismatic seligmannite crystal with brassy yellow pyrite on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Crystal size 2 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Sinnerite: Cu6As4S9
Comments: Blackish-grey aggregate of sinnerite crystals with red realgar on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Picture high 6 mm. © Walter Gabriel
Smithite: AgAsS2
Comments: Spheric, pseudo-hexagonal, reddish crystal of smithite with a gray sulfosalt on white dolomite. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Crystal size 0.5 mm. © Walter Gabriel