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Penfieldite & Fiedlerite

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Penfieldite & Fiedlerite

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Description
Locality: 
Thorikos Slag Locality, Thorikos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.4 × 1 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small specimen with some fantastic hexagonal penfieldite and tabular fiedlerite crystals with phosgenite and several other unidentified species. A beautiful and rich example for both species.

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

Fiedlerite

Formula: 
Pb3FCl4(OH)·H2O
Strunz: 
3.DC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Lavrion District slag localities, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

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