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Sahlinite

#AK64421

Sahlinite

#AK64421
Availability
Sold
Size
5.5 x 2.3 x 1 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Pb14O9(AsO4)2Cl4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
Tagged
arsenate

Rich specimen of Sahlinite, which on this specimen, occurs as individual 1mm or less crystal grains to 3mm groups in Quartz matrix. Sahlinite is a very rare lead-arsenate. By all accounts this is good specimen. It is out of the Kidwell collection obtained by Dakota Matrix 20 years ago  (see prov. tab).

Type Locality

Sahlinite

Formula
Pb14O9(AsO4)2Cl4 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Thin, Scaly, Aggregates 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Adamantine 
Color
light yellow, pale sulfur yellow 
Streak
light yellow 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
2-3 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Al Kidwell Collection
Special Info
Type Locality
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