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Pyromorphite

ex Mineralogisches-Petrograpisches Institut der Universität Rostock
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Description
Locality: 
Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 1.8 × 1.1 cm
Description

A nice pyromorphite from the near of lyon. The labels, four items, two are shown here, give only near lyon as a locality. Perhaps the specimen comes from propières, beaujeu near lyon.
 

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
Labels
Label Images - only: Pyromorphite
Label Images - only: Pyromorphite