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Penfieldite & Boleite

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Penfieldite & Boleite

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Description
Locality: 
Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1 × 1.2 cm
Description

Nice penfieldite and boleite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Penfieldite

Formula: 
Pb2Cl3(OH)
Strunz: 
3.DC.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Lavrion District slag localities, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

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