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Raspite & Stolzite

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Raspite & Stolzite

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Description
Locality: 
Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 6.2 × 4 cm
Description

A dark brown gossan matrix is studded with dozens of clear yellow stolzite crystals and interspersed are numerous orange raspite crystals, many of which are twinned. A great specimen especially under low powered magnification

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Raspite

Formula: 
Pb(WO4)
Strunz: 
4.DG.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine (Proprietary Mine; BHP Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Stolzite

Formula: 
Pb(WO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald), Erzgebirge; Krusné Hory Mts, Saxony & Ústí Region (Bohemia; Böhmen; Boehmen), Germany & Czech Republic
Earthstones Australia

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