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Thorikosite

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Thorikosite

Type Locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 4.1 × 2.4 cm
Description

Nice and deep yellow thorikosite crystals in vugs of an antique slag specimen.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thorikosite

Formula: 
Pb3Cl2(OH)(SbO3,AsO3)
Strunz: 
3.DC.40
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Thorikos Bay slag locality, Thorikos area, Lavrion District slag localities, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece