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Penfieldite

Charles Trantham Estate (1936-2020), John Veevaert label
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Margarita Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm
Description

Colorless crystals of penfieldite showing complex tapering crystals on several sides of matrix.   

From the estate of Charles Trantham, noted California field collector and dealer who was known to frequently collect with the likes of Al McGuinness and Jack Parnau.

The specimen retains a label from John Veevaert of Trinity Minerals.

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
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