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Mammothite Phosgenite & Diaboleite

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Mammothite Phosgenite & Diaboleite

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Description
Locality: 
Rowley Mine, Theba, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 3.2 × 2.9 cm
Description

Green crystals of mammothite in matrix with associated phosgenite and diaboleite.  A rich miniature size specimen, the largest I've had to offer of this rare material.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mammothite

Formula: 
Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2
Strunz: 
7.BC.60
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Phosgenite

Formula: 
Pb2CO3Cl2
Strunz: 
5.BE.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White

Diaboleite

Formula: 
Pb2CuCl2(OH)4
Strunz: 
3.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Blue
Streak: 
Blue
Type Locality: 
Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip Hills, Somerset, England, UK

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