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Petterdite

Rare Mineral-Classic locality
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Locality: 
Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Zeehan, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

Petterdite is a very rare Pb-Cr carbonate known from only two localities worldwide, being this specimen from the type locality in Dundas. The mineral occurs as pink aggregates of microcrystals associated to minoritary yellow chromian cerussite and an abundant clear grey mineral that is very probably also cerussite (not chromian).

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Petterdite

Formula: 
PbCr3+2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O
Strunz: 
5.DB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0
Colour: 
Lilac
Type Locality: 
Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia

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