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Philipsbornite & Bayldonite

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Philipsbornite & Bayldonite

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Description
Locality: 
Cerro do Algaré Mine, Almodôvar, Beja District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2.6 × 2.4 cm
Description

Very nice combo of golden brown philipsbornite with green bayldonite.

Collected: 
2023
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Philipsbornite

Formula: 
PbAl3(AsO4)2(OH)5·H2O
Strunz: 
8.BL.10
Crystal System: 
trigonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia

Bayldonite

Formula: 
PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BH.45
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Mount's Bay District, Cornwall, England, UK...