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Boleite

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Description
Locality: 
Amelia Mine, Boleo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

A very nice, sharp, boleite cube from the type locality for the specimen. In reality this cube is a deeper blue than the images suggest.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Boleite

Formula: 
KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
Strunz: 
3.DB.15
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Santa Rosalía (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulegé, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico
Peter Crozier Minerals