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Linarite Psm Cerussite

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Linarite Psm Cerussite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
King Arthur Mine, Kirki, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

Intense blue linarite pseudomorphs after cerussite crystals in matrix cavity along with chrysocolla and brocanthite. On few crystals at specimen's edge that are broken the white cerussite core can be seen under magnification. Also notable are vertical striations common on cerussite but absent on linarite from this locality.A rare case of linarite pseudomorph after cerussite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Linarite

Formula: 
PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Strunz: 
7.BC.65
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Linares, Linares-La Carolina District, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy

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