Photo by JBS, 2006

Bayldonite

Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 
System: Monoclinic 
Colour: Green, apple-green, ... 
Lustre: Resinous, Waxy, Greasy 
Hardness: 4½ 
Name: Named in 1865 by Arthur Herbert Church in honor of English physician John Bayldon [1837(8) - April 6, 1872 Melbourne, Australia]. 


*Photo : Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia 
© JBS 2006

Fonte: Geology

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Photo by JBS, 2006

Bayldonite

Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 
System: Monoclinic 
Colour: Green, apple-green, ... 
Lustre: Resinous, Waxy, Greasy 
Hardness: 4½ 
Name: Named in 1865 by Arthur Herbert Church in honor of English physician John Bayldon [1837(8) - April 6, 1872 Melbourne, Australia]. 


*Photo : Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia 
© JBS 2006

Fonte: Geology

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