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Penfieldite, Boleite, Cerussite from Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile

 
Penfieldite, Boleite, Cerussite from Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile

Penfieldite, Boleite, Cerussite from Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile

Penfieldite, Boleite, Cerussite from Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile

Penfieldite, Boleite, Cerussite from Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile

Penfieldite, Boleite, Cerussite from Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile

Penfieldite, Boleite, Cerussite from Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Penfieldite, Boleite, Cerussite from Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile

DESCRIPTION:No. 41678
Mineral:Penfieldite, Boleite, Cerussite
Locality:Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile
Description:Many cavities lined with rare colorless six-sided tapering penfieldite crystals with minutely striated prism faces plus blue boleite microcrystals and minor cerussite. Collected by T. Szenics in August 2001
Overall Size:6.5x6x4.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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