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Calcite On Plattnerite

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Calcite On Plattnerite

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5 × 2.8 cm
Description

A super display specimen of calcite on plattnerite from a famous locality.

Very reflective example.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Plattnerite

Formula: 
PbO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK
Peter Crozier Minerals