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Cerussite & Mimetite

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Description
Locality: 
Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

It is a truly superb quality sample. The crystalline cerussite lattice is astonishing, adorned with elongated microcrystals of cromiferous mimetite. it is an absolute reference sample for this mine. It comes from a 2015 find that is unlikely to be repeated. A sample that is difficult to place in the collection. Significant dimensions, compared to all the specimens found.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cerussite

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

Mimetite

Formula: 
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Treue Freundschaft Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Seller Information

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Seller's terms and conditions

We are professional resellers, and the guaranteed quality of each sale, and customer satisfaction, is our goal. We are not responsible for any damage suffered by the sample in transit. With the exception that the package arrives in poor external condition. We pack all the samples in a way and with super tested professional systems. But in any case you declare with a video, the opening of the package. The return of a sample for various reasons. It must be approved by us. And in any case the reimbursement will be net of expenses. Photos: All the photos we posted as examples were taken with professional cameras. Photos are not retouched with software, to enhance or alter the appearance of the samples. We try to offer photos, more realistically closer to the reality of the sample.