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Plumbophyllite from
Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Plumbophyllite
Formula:Pb2Si4O10 · H2O
Habit:Monoclinic sprays with plumbotsumite.
Colour:Clear to light blue.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chrysocolla
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7
Opal7
- var Opal-AN6
Mimetite6
Plumbotsumite5
Fluorite2
Chrysocolla1
Cerussite1
Perite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plumbophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (23 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:543372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:543372:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Plumbophyllite in this Region
C-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Plumbophyllite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘC-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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