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Phosgenite Ecdemite & Anglesite

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Phosgenite Ecdemite & Anglesite

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Description
Locality: 
Legrena Slag Locality, Sounion Area, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.9 × 2 cm
Description

Rich sample with multiple vugs with well formed phosgenite and spheroidal ecdemite associated to prismatic anglesite.

Swapped: 
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Phosgenite

Formula: 
Pb2CO3Cl2
Strunz: 
5.BE.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White

Ecdemite

Formula: 
Pb6Cl4(As2O7)
Strunz: 
3.DC.65
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Anglesite

Formula: 
PbSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Parys Mountain Copper Mine, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom