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Hinsdalite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Schöne Aussicht Mine, Burbach, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 1.6 × 1.4 cm
Description

Lustrous white hinsdalite microcrystals in vugs of the small matrix.

Rare mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hinsdalite

Formula: 
PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Golden Fleece Mine, Lake City, Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USA