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Pyromorphite On Quartz

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Pyromorphite On Quartz

Ex Technische Universität Freiberg, Sachsen
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Rothenfurth, Großschirma, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 6 × 3.5 cm
Description

Very nice old specimen of lustrous green pyromorphite crystals on quartz from the 150-meter-level of the Ferdinand shaft. Found in 1960.

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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