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Linarite Cerussite & Quartz

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Linarite Cerussite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.6 × 10.3 × 6.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Very rare and interesting specimen. Linarite crystals included in cerussite and another green blue mineral (posnjakite maybe?) as tiny balls on the matrix. More than 10 linarite-cerussite crystals, almost all twinned. The largest measures 0.5 cm. First time I had such a specimen in my hands. Even the quartz crystals are quite rare at Tsumeb.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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