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Thorikosite

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Description
Locality: 
Thorikos Slag Locality, Thorikos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Type locality specimen of thorikosite microcrystals in a small vug.

We have been informed that thorikosite is found nearly only at the Pasalimani bay.  More information in the book Laurion, the minerals in the ancient slags.  However, the label that comes with the specimen indicates Thorikos.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thorikosite

Formula: 
Pb3Cl2(OH)(SbO3,AsO3)
Strunz: 
3.DC.40
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Thorikos Bay slag locality, Thorikos area, Lavrion District slag localities, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

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