AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Pseudoboleite on Boleite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 60825 |
Mineral: | Pseudoboleite on Boleite |
Locality: | Amelia Mine, Boleo District, near Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico (Type Locality for Pseudoboleite and Boleite) |
Description: | Rare crystal on matrix of a lustrous cubic translucent blue boleite crystal with overgrowth of transparent blue pseudoboleite in epitactic orientation to the underlying boleite. The matrix is quite friable making specimens of boleite on matrix rare. |
Overall Size: | 18x15x8 mm |
Crystals: | 6 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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