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Malachite Pyromorphite & Cerussite

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Malachite Pyromorphite & Cerussite

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Description
Locality: 
Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.2 × 8 × 3.5 cm
Description

This is a beautiful piece from the excavations in the late 1970s. This is a great combo specimen featuring all 3 of the major species found at this remarkable deposit.

No damage, making this an excellent display specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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

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