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Corkite On Pyromorphite

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Corkite On Pyromorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.1 × 1.1 × 0.5 cm
Description

This is a really interesting micro. The well shaped sharp yellow corkeite crystals build the top of encrusted brownish pyromorphite crystals. Haven´t seen this before from an other location.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Corkite

Formula: 
PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Glandore Mine (Aghatubrid Mine; Glendore Mine), Glandore, Co. Cork, Ireland

Pyromorphite

Formula: 
Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany