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Boleite & Paratacamite

Ex Jack Nieburger collection

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Description
Locality: 
Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 5.2 × 4 cm
Weight: 
68.00gr
Description

Several lustrous deep blue boleite crystals on matrix.  This is a rare matrix boleite specimen with the crystals measuring to 5.5 mm.  There are also more boleite crystals on the back.  The specimen has a band of green paratacamite around the corner of the specimen.  A high quality and rare specimen, from the Jack Nieburger collection.  

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Boleite

Formula: 
KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
Strunz: 
3.DB.15
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Santa Rosalía (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulegé, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico

Paratacamite

Formula: 
Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Strunz: 
3.DA.10c
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Generosa Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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