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Cerussite Var Schwarzbleierz

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Cerussite Var Schwarzbleierz

found by Prof. Wotruba, TU Aachen
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Friedrichssegen Mine, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

Very good specimen of the so-called 'schwarzbleierz' (black lead ore) - this is cerussite, which has been colored by inclusions of very tiny lead particles. This variety is very rare and only found in Bad Ems (as far as I know).

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

Schwarzbleierz

Variety Of: 

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Synonym Of: 

Black Lead Ore

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