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Pseudoboleite

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Pseudoboleite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Amelia Mine, Boleo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.4 × 0.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

A large, pristine and lustrous 4 mm dark blue cube of pseudoboleite coating boleite from Santa Rosalia, Boleo, Mexico. The 1 mm thick pseudoboleite epitaxially overgrew the 5 mm boleite cube. The crystal edges have the typical reverse step found in this rare mineral combination.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pseudoboleite

Formula: 
Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48
Strunz: 
3.DB.10
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Santa Rosalía (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulegé, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico