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Boleite
Boleite is a rare mineral composed chiefly of lead, copper, silver, chlorine, and hydroxide. It forms cubic crystals with a deep indigo-blue color and belongs to the halide mineral group. The mineral was first described in 1891 from the Boleo mining district near Santa Rosalia in Baja California, Mexico. Its striking color, unusual chemistry, and scarcity make it primarily a collector's mineral ra...
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Scheelite
Scheelite is a calcium tungstate mineral with the chemical formula CaWO4. It is an important ore of tungsten and is also collected as a mineral specimen because crystals can show bright blue-white fluorescence under shortwave ultraviolet light. Natural scheelite may occur in white, yellow, or other pale colors, and its name commemorates the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, whose work is assoc...
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