Leadhillite, Boleite

Locality: Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

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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