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Wulfenite & Pyromorphite

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Wulfenite & Pyromorphite

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Locality: 
Kangiara Mine, King County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm
Description

A small single pale orange bladed wulfenite crystal in the shadow of larger green pyromorphite barrels. Several specimens of wulfenite from this locality have been found, this is the first I have personally come across, they are a rarity in the Australian mineral market

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wulfenite

Formula: 
Pb(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria

Pyromorphite

Formula: 
Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Earthstones Australia

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