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Boleite

boleite

KAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)48

Boleite - SCH23-06 - Amelia Mine - Mexico Mineral Specimen

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Overview

Boleite is a complex halide mineral with formula: KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62. It was first described in 1891 as an oxychloride mineral. It is an isometric mineral which forms in deep-blue cubes. There are numerous minerals related to boleite, such as pseudoboleite, cumengite, and diaboleite, and these all have the same complex crystal structure. They all contain bright-blue cubic forms and are formed in altered zones of lead and copper deposits, produced during the reaction of chloride bearing solutions with primary sulfide minerals.

Scientific references

  1. Boleite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117719 Link
  2. Boleite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boleite Link