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Penfieldite with Boleite from Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta, Chile

 
Penfieldite with Boleite from Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta, Chile

Penfieldite with Boleite from Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta, Chile

Penfieldite with Boleite from Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta, Chile

Penfieldite with Boleite from Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta, Chile

DESCRIPTION:No. 57876
Mineral:Penfieldite with Boleite
Locality:Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta, Chile
Description:Vuggy matrix with many cavities lined with elongated tapered hexagonal colorless transparent penfieldite crystals to 2.5 mm with translucent blue boleite crystals to 0.1 mm. The penfieldite fluoresces yellow under SW UV illumination. Collected by T. Szenics in August 2001; ex. Betts #14226
Overall Size:5.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 2.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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