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Pyromorphite

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Pyromorphite

Classic Locality

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Locality: 
Minas del Horcajo, Almodóvar del Campo, Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Description

A classic specimen from one of the most famous Spanish mineral localities: El Horcajo mines. Brilliant, with a green to yellowish color and defined hexagonal prismatic forms. These pyromorphites are nowadays very difficult to obtain and are highly appreciated. It shows a minor fluorescence SWUV.

Collected: 
1960's
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
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