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Wulfenite & Phosphohedyphane

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Wulfenite & Phosphohedyphane

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Description
Locality: 
Laura Mine, Albuñuelas, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 4.5 × 3.2 cm
Description

This is a very rich specimen of gemmy wunlfenite crystals on or with white phosphohedyphane microcrystals all over the specimen.

Beautiful and old time specimen.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wulfenite

Formula: 
Pb(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria

Phosphohedyphane

Formula: 
Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Capitana Mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile