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Pyromorphite On Baryte

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Pyromorphite On Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15 × 8 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

Very rich specimen of green-brown pyromorphite crystals on both sides of the crystallized baryt matrix.

Beautiful old specimen from Armin Wendland collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White