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Paralaurionite Nealite & Phosgenite

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Paralaurionite Nealite & Phosgenite

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Description
Locality: 
Thorikos Slag Locality, Thorikos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 3.6 × 2 cm
Description

A cavity containing a lovely combination of minerals including golden yellow nealite crystals (Type Locality), elongated transparent paralaurionite crystals (Type Locality) and opaque, blocky phosgenite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Paralaurionite

Formula: 
PbCl(OH)
Strunz: 
3.DC.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lavrion District slag localities, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

Nealite

Formula: 
Pb4Fe2+(As3+O3)2Cl4·2H2O
Strunz: 
4.JD.05
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Lavrion District slag localities, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

Phosgenite

Formula: 
Pb2CO3Cl2
Strunz: 
5.BE.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White

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