Specimen holding several prismatic, elongated, transparent crystals of Caracolite up to 1,5 mm, well exposed on matrix.
Formula : Na3Pb2[Cl/(SO4)3]
System: hexagonal Hardness:4½ Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:VI/B.12-60 -
SULFATES, CHROMATES, MOLYBDATES and TUNGSTATES
Name origin: After Caracoles, a town near the type locality of the Beatriz Mine, Sierra Gorda, Atacama, Chile.
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Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1,5 mm
Overall size: 60mm x 40 mm x 20 mm
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