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Pyromorphite On Goethite

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Pyromorphite On Goethite

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Description
Locality: 
Giesenbach, Reichenbach, Lahr, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm
Description

Stacked, lightly green pyromorphite, beautifully contrasted by the pitch black, lustrous botroidal goethite underneath. A very exciting specimen and a rare combination.

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

Goethite

Formula: 
α-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.00.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Hollertszug Mine (Hollerter Zug Mine), Dermbach, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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