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Pyromorphite

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Pyromorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2 × 1.8 cm
Weight: 
45.00gr
Description

Old German specimen from a 19th century, from a historic Hungariancollection. The label is written in Hungarian, saying 'barnaólomérc' - which is a mirror translation from the German word 'Braunbleierz' meaning: Brown Iron Ore.

Acquired: 
19th century
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
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