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Cerussite Psm Pyromorphite

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Cerussite Psm Pyromorphite

ex collection Dr. F. Krantz
Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Rosenberg Mine, Braubach, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 4.7 × 2 cm
Description

Very nice specimen, practically consisting of hollow pyromorphite crystals that have been or were in the process of being replaced by cerussite. A fantastic and curious rarity. You won't get a specimen like this anywhere else.

Comes with the old, original Krantz label.

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

Pyromorphite

Formula: 
Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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