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Pyromorphite

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Locality: 
Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 6.2 × 2.3 cm
Description

It is almost impossible to find pyromorphite from Pfingstwiese. I got lucky and got a couple from a collector who went into the old mine in the late seventies or early eighties. This is one of the real good pieces ...

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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

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