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Pyromorphite

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Pyromorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng County, Guilin, Guangxi, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 6.2 × 3.5 cm
Description

Group of translucent pyromorphite crystals with an intense green color and on brown limonite matrix. Some of them are with slight curvatures on their edges and hollow terminations. The faces of the crystals show an excellent shine with light stripes and structure. Well crystallized and in good condition - also partially crystallized on the backside!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyromorphite

Formula: 
Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany