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Pinalite
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Pinalite
General Information:
Pb3(WO4)OCl2
(Molecular Weight = 956.35 gm)
Lead 65.00 % Pb
Tungsten 19.22 % W
Chlorine 7.41 % Cl
Oxygen 8.36 % O
Pb3(WO4)OCl2
In solution cavites in quartz.
Approved IMA
Mammoth mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA.
Named for the locality.
Physical Properties:
None
yellow, orangish, or golden yellow.
Transparent
Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals., Bladed - Aggregates of thin lath-like crystals (e.g. kyanite)., Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.
Non-fluorescent.
Adamantine
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