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Leadhillite, Boleite


Leadhillite : Pb4SO4(CO3)2(OH)2, Boleite : KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62

Photo Copyright © 2009 Mark Mauthner  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
A fine example of pale blue to colorless pseudohexagonal Leadhillite, measuring 2.7 cm across, associated with blue crystals of Boleite. Associates on the specimen include Munakataite, Quartz, Cerussite, Djurleite, Covellite, and a number of unidentified, or inadequately identified, species, including a bladed microscopic lead sulphate silicate, with small percentages of zinc and copper—possibly a copper-bearing Queitite. Ex: Sorbonne specimen. Robert Meyer specimen. Mark Mauthner photograph, used with permission.

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