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Pyromorphite On Cuprite

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Pyromorphite On Cuprite

SEM-EDS conf. specimen no 403

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.7 × 2.3 cm
Description

SEM-EDS conf. specimen no 403 hosting colourless hollow pyromorphite on cuprite with dolomite. Rich specimen. Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Pyromorphite On Cuprite
Analysis Report - only: Pyromorphite On Cuprite
Analysis Report - only: Pyromorphite On Cuprite