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Cerussite

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Description
Locality: 
Comet Mine, Dundas, Zeehan, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.2 × 2 cm
Description

A very nice thumbnail from this notable Tasmanian locality. This form, often referred to as 'straw cerussite' is of a pure white colour, silky lustre & very fine needle like reticulated crystals typical of this mine.

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
Gondwana Minerals