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Boojumite

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Boojumite

New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with a vug hosting some bladed crystals of the new lead thiosulfate mineral boojumite recently apporved by the IMA. This is one of less than 10 samples of the mineral that I collected at the Redmond Mine, including the type samples. Most likely the only sample I will ever offer to the public! Author's material and the best sample I will release. FOV in the photo is 1.01mm. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Boojumite

Formula: 
Pb8O4(OH)2(S2O3)3
Strunz: 
7.JA.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Type Locality: 
Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

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