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Shannonite

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Description
Locality: 
Grand Reef Mine, Aravaipa District, Graham County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 1.8 cm
Description

White crystals of the rare lead mineral shannonite from the type locality and one of the few known localities for the mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Shannonite

Formula: 
Pb2OCO3
Strunz: 
5.BE.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Grand Reef Mine (Aravaipa Mine; Lead Jewel; Joe Rubal Mine; Vivian Mine; Calistoga Mining & Development Co. Mine; Bringham Silver and Lead Mine), Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Santa Teresa Mts, Aravaipa District, Graham Co., Arizona, USA

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