| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Boleite with Pseudoboleite overgrowth (set of 10 crystals) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75070 |
| Mineral: | Boleite with Pseudoboleite overgrowth (set of 10 crystals) |
| Locality: | Amelia Mine, Boleo District, near Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico (Type Locality for Boleite and Pseudoboleite) |
| Description: | Ten translucent dark-blue cubic boleite crystals in a 35 mm diameter display case. The boleite crystals are cubic form and a few have thin epitaxial overgrowth of pseudoboleite crystals on the surfaces — a classic formation from this mine. Collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 35 mm case |
| Crystals: | 1.5-3.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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