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Phosgenite Laurionite & Fiedlerite

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Phosgenite Laurionite & Fiedlerite

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Description
Locality: 
Thorikos Slag Locality, Thorikos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.8 × 2.3 cm
Description

Rectangular phosgenite with fiedlerite in slag cavities. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fiedlerite

Formula: 
Pb3FCl4(OH)·H2O
Strunz: 
3.DC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Lavrion District slag localities, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

Laurionite

Formula: 
PbCl(OH)
Strunz: 
3.DC.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

Phosgenite

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