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Pyromorphite On Quartz

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Pyromorphite On Quartz

ex collection Uwe Nielsen
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Description
Locality: 
Plöger Quarry, Velbert, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.4 × 11.3 × 4.7 cm
Description

A giant, very heavy, unusual pyromorphite specimen from a seldom offered locality.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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