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Pyromorphite

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Pyromorphite

EDS & Raman confirmed no 403

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 1.2 cm
Description

SEM-EDS confirmed pyromorphite with Hg rich native silver on cuprite from the famous Tsumeb mine, Namibia. 

Analysis no 403. 

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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Pyromorphite
Analysis Report - only: Pyromorphite
Analysis Report - only: Pyromorphite