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Leadhillite & Lanarkite

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Leadhillite & Lanarkite

ex coll. Dr. M. Schur/Wendel Minerals
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.8 × 6 × 3.5 cm
Description

Very rare leadhillite from the type locality (slightly blueish white crystals - see red arrow). Also Lanarkite type locality (bladed white/colorless crystals). Other - minerals present (not yet identified - probably cassedanneite and macphersonite amongst them).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Leadhillite

Formula: 
Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BF.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Susanna Mine (Glennery Scar Vein; Susanna Vein [Scar Vein]; Portobello Vein; Humby Vein; Lead Vein), Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

Lanarkite

Formula: 
Pb2(SO4)O
Strunz: 
7.BD.40
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Susanna Mine (Glennery Scar Vein; Susanna Vein [Scar Vein]; Portobello Vein; Humby Vein; Lead Vein), Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

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