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Goethite & Cerussite

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Goethite & Cerussite

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Description
Locality: 
San Valentín Quarry, Sancti Spiritu, La Unión, Murcia, Spain
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 3.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

Irridescent geothite on quartz matrix with small white to gemmy cerussite crystals on the colorful goethite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goethite

Formula: 
α-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.00.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Hollertszug Mine (Hollerter Zug Mine), Dermbach, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Cerussite

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