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Petterdite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Callenberg North Open Cut #2, Callenberg, Glauchau, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.8 × 0.3 cm
Description

Small but very good example of the very rare lead-chromium-carbonate petterdite with a rich coverage of tiny pinkish-violet crystals on the matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Petterdite

Formula: 
PbCr3+2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O
Strunz: 
5.DB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0
Colour: 
Lilac
Type Locality: 
Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
Cartils Minerals

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