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Plattnerite

#39583

Plattnerite

#39583
Availability
Sold
Size
6 x 5 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
PbO2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Downeyville Lead mine, Nye Co., Nevada, United States

Gossan or limonitic matrix with pockets of glistening, acicular crystals of Plattnerite.

Plattnerite

Formula
PbO2 
Crystal System
Tetragonal 
Crystal Habit
Massive, Encrustations, needle-like millimeter size crystals 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Sub Metallic 
Color
brownish black, iron black, black 
Streak
chestnut brown 
Class
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
5.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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