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Corkite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Cercal, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal District, Portugal
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 4.6 × 2.5 cm
Description

A truly fantastic and extremely rich specimen of lustrous brown corkite crystals on both sides of the specimen.

One of the very best specimens from a single find in 2009.

 

Mineral Data
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Corkite

Formula: 
PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Glandore Mine (Aghatubrid Mine; Glendore Mine), Glandore, Co. Cork, Ireland