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Pyromorphite Mimetite & Quartz

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Pyromorphite Mimetite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Cinquevalli Mine, Roncegno, Valsugana, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

Outstanding huge oldtimer of Pyromorphite up to 3mm associated with Mimetite and Quarz from the Cinquevalli Mine, Roncegno, Valsugana, Trento Province in Italy.

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

Mimetite

Formula: 
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Treue Freundschaft Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White