Mineral description : Blixite

Blixite in hausmannite ore from Långban.

Mineral class	Halogenides : Chlorargyrite - Atacamite group
Chemical formula	Pb2Cl(O,OH)2 (Athena, Daba, Ecole du mines, ...) Pb(O,OH)3Cl (Mineral i Sverige)
Crystal system	Orthorombic.
Habitus	As thin coatings.
Cleavage
Hardness	3
Density	7.35
Color	Yellowish, yellowish green to gray.
Streak
Luster
Description
Occurance	In fracture fillings in hausmannite ore or braunite ore.
Associates	Hausmannite, Braunite.
Notes	Type locality : Långban. First publication : 1958, Gabrielsson et al.
Locations	A rare mineral. Långban, Värmland. As coatings in fractures in hausmannite or braunite ore.

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