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Artroeite

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Artroeite

Rare Mineral

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Locality: 
Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1 × 1.3 cm
Description

Very rare lead-aluminofluoride mineral from Mt. Vesuvius, Italy. It forms white tufts on vulcanic scoria, with an unidentified dark green botryodal mineral. The material has been found in an active fumarole.

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Artroeite

Formula: 
Pb[AlF3(OH)2]
Strunz: 
3.CC.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Grand Reef Mine (Aravaipa Mine; Lead Jewel; Joe Rubal Mine; Vivian Mine; Calistoga Mining & Development Co. Mine; Bringham Silver and Lead Mine), Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Santa Teresa Mts, Aravaipa District, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
Loranth Minerals

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