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Raspite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

Exceptional specimen of bright yellow, transparent raspite crystals up to 1 mm. Looks beautiful under magnification - very translucent crystals. No damage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Raspite

Formula: 
Pb(WO4)
Strunz: 
4.DG.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine (Proprietary Mine; BHP Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia