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1 item @ $25.00  

Penfieldite with Pseudoboleite

#65514

Penfieldite with Pseudoboleite

#65514
Availability
Sold
Size
5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Pb2Cl3(OH) (RRUFF)
Locality
Sierra Gorda dist., Antofagasta, Chile

Great specimen with tiny 1mm crystals in a large 1.5x1cm vug along with blue Pseudoboleite. I once had many of these a while back. They are scarse these days.

Penfieldite

Formula
Pb2Cl3(OH) 
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Crystal Habit
Pyramidal, Tabular 
Cleavage
Distinct, None, None 
Luster
Adamantine - Greasy 
Color
colorless, white, yellowish, bluish 
Streak
white 
Class
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal 
Hardness
3-4 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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