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Diaboleite

ex. R. Feigl

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Description
Locality: 
Mammoth - St Anthony Mine, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Intense blue diaboleite crystals from this classic locality. Purchased on 19/03/1980 from Wilke, ex R. Feigl.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Diaboleite

Formula: 
Pb2CuCl2(OH)4
Strunz: 
3.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Blue
Streak: 
Blue
Type Locality: 
Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip Hills, Somerset, England, UK