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Plumboagardite from
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Plumboagardite | |
| Formula: | PbCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O | |
| Formation: | Secondary | |
| Comments: | Forms pale silky green white minutely acicular crystals, visually indistinguishable from other mixite-like minerals from Penberthy croft Mine. Surprisingly the Plumboagardite has no REEs or Ca in the structure, only Bi. W% Al 1.64, Si 1.38, P 1.80, Pb 13.07, Bi 9.57, Cu 44.24, As 28.30 | |
| Significance: | Unusual or interesting association, relationships with other species, pseudomorphism etc. - see notes. | |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Brochantite | 2 | |
| Parnauite | 2 | |
| Chrysocolla | 2 | |
| Goethite | 2 | |
| Arsenopyrite | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Plumboagardite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1645515 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1645515:9 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Steve Rust collectionIdentification: SEM-EDS | ||
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK