| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Boleite with Paratacamite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 77264 |
| Mineral: | Boleite with Paratacamite |
| Locality: | Curuglu Workings, Mina Boleo, near Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico (Type Locality for Boleite) |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent dark-blue boleite crystals to 8 mm on matrix surrounded by grainy green paratacamite. The boleite crystals are cubic form, with {111} octahedral corner faces. The paratacamite occurred as loose grains that cemented to the matrix. These specimens are now recognized as fakes: the boleite crystals and surrounding paratacamite were glued onto matrix |
| Overall Size: | 3.5x3.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 20-10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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