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Franksousaite - Photo Gallery

APE-XHT Franksousaite PbCu(Se⁶⁺O₄)(OH)₂ , Anglesite PbSO₄

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El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Field of View: 1.35 mm

"A microscopic view of blue franksousaite enclosed in a large colourless anglesite crystal, making the whole anglesite crystal look blueish."

Image appears as Figure 2 in:
Yang, Hexiong, McGlasson, James A., Gibbs, Ronald B., Downs, Robert T. (2022) Franksousaite, PbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2, the Se6+ analogue of linarite, a new mineral from the El Dragón mine, Potosí, Bolivia. Mineralogical Magazine, 86 (5) 792-798 doi:10.1180/mgm.2022.90
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