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Penfieldite

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Penfieldite

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.8 × 1.5 cm
Description

Prismatic crystals of penfieldite in a vug of an antique slag. From the type locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Penfieldite

Formula: 
Pb2Cl3(OH)
Strunz: 
3.DC.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Lavrion District slag localities, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece