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Chrysocolla With Cerussite

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Chrysocolla With Cerussite

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Description
Locality: 
Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 4.4 × 2.5 cm
Description

Pretty turquoise blue chrysocolla in association with cerussite. There are some nice cerussite crystals on the reverse side also. At one end of the specimen there is some unusual banding, probably due to varying conditions during deposition, and some minor malachite.  A nice combination and locality piece. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

Cerussite

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