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Boleite Pseudoboleite & Anglesite

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Boleite Pseudoboleite & Anglesite

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Description
Locality: 
Amelia Mine, Boleo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.3 × 2 cm
Description

Very rich specimen with lots of boleite crystals and epitaxial growth of pseudoboleite on boleite + some colorless anglesite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Boleite

Formula: 
KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
Strunz: 
3.DB.15
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Santa Rosalía (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulegé, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico

Pseudoboleite

Formula: 
Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48
Strunz: 
3.DB.10
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Santa Rosalía (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulegé, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico

Anglesite

Formula: 
PbSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Parys Mountain Copper Mine, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom

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