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Hidalgoite On Pyromorphite

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Hidalgoite On Pyromorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Plöger Quarry, Velbert, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm
Description

SEM-EDS confirmed hidalgoite specimen (analysis attached) from an old find in the Plöger quary on pyromorphite. Material was initially confirmed and described in 1988 (Lapis magazine). Former Holtkamp collection. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hidalgoite

Formula: 
PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.05
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
San Pascual Mine (San Pasquale Mine), Zimapán, Mun. de Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico

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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Hidalgoite On Pyromorphite
Analysis Report - only: Hidalgoite On Pyromorphite