Perite with Embolite & Fluorite
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Perite with Embolite & Fluorite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 4.5 x 3 x 3 cm - Miniature
- Formula
- PbBiO2Cl (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Blue Bell mine, San Bernardino Co., California, United States
Spongy mass of mostly limonite matrix with sulfur yellow Perite throughout and tiny micro green "embolite" and Fluorite in association. Perite is a relatively rare oxyhalide with lead-bismuth originally found at skarn deposits of Langban.
Perite
- Formula
- PbBiO2Cl
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Cleavage
- Good, None, None
- Luster
- Adamantine
- Color
- brownish yellow, yellow, sulfur yellow
- Streak
- yellow
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
- Hardness
- 3
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
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