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Boleite

• KAg₉Pb₂₆Cu₂₄(OH)₄₈Cl₆₂
• [K⁺][Ag⁺₉][Pb²⁺₂₆][Cu²⁺₂₄][(OH)₄₈|Cl₆₂]^110-

• Class: Chloride - Hydroxide
• Soluble in: HNO₃
• Radioactive: Very weak

• Color: Dark blue
• Streak: Bluish green
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Translucent

• Habit: Pseudocubic, Pseudooctahedral
• Twin: 3-fold twin forms pseudocubic or pseudooctahedron

• Cleavage: Perfect on {001} (3 planes), Good on {101} (4 planes)
• Hardness: 3-3.5
• Density: 5.1

• System: Cubic
• Group: m3m, Pm3m
• Lattice: a=15.3

Etymology: Boleo district, California peninsula, Mexico

Synonym: Boléite