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Barstowite & Anglesite

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Barstowite & Anglesite

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Description
Locality: 
Harakas Cove, Sounion, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

White acicular crystals of the very rare barstowite associated to colorless anglesite. Crystals of barstowite have the peculiarity that are flexible and elastic: if bended and released the crystals return to initial position. Very nice under the microscope !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Barstowite

Formula: 
Pb4Cl6(CO3)·H2O
Strunz: 
3.DC.95
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bounds Cliff, St Endellion, Wadebridge District, Cornwall, England, UK

Anglesite

Formula: 
PbSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Parys Mountain Copper Mine, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom

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