Penfieldite with Boleite from Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta, Chile
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 70974
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| Mineral: | Penfieldite with Boleite
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| Locality: | Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta, Chile |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless penfieldite crystals on matrix with blue boleite. The penfieldite crystals six-sided elongated tapering crystals with minute striations. The penfieldite fluoresces yellow under SW UV illumination. Ex. T. Dunne; ex. Betts #40786. Collected August 2001 |
| Overall Size: | 3.5x2x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.2-1.2 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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