Specimen #2526

Name: Boleite

Type: Gem

Locality: Santa Rosalia, Boleo District, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 5 x 5 x 5 mm

Weight:

Acquired: 2013-08-15

Source: Trinity: Luciana Barbosa

Label: N

Comment: A dark blue Boleite cube with a tiny one intergrowing with it. It looks brighter when backlit with some translucency. Boleite is an uncommon copper halide. This one comes from type locality in Mexico.

Minerals: Boleite (KPb₂₆Ag₉Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈)

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Boleite - Santa Rosalia, Boleo District, Baja California Sur, Mexico - 5 x 5 x 5 mm