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Mammothite Phosgenite & Diaboleite

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Mammothite Phosgenite & Diaboleite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Rowley Mine, Theba, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm
Description

At least a dozen green crystals of mammothite on matrix with phosgenite and diaboleite.   An excellent example of this rare species.   The crystals are sharp, lustrous, and show excellent striations.   

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mammothite

Formula: 
Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2
Strunz: 
7.BC.60
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Phosgenite

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

Diaboleite

Formula: 
Pb2CuCl2(OH)4
Strunz: 
3.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Blue
Streak: 
Blue
Type Locality: 
Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip Hills, Somerset, England, UK

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