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Pyromorphite On Cerussite

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Pyromorphite On Cerussite

SEM-EDS confirmed specimen no 295

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.4 × 1.1 cm
Description

Pale brown very rich and SEM-EDS confirmed pyromorphite on cerussite with minor molybdenite (SEM-EDS confirmed). 

Specimen has the ID no 295

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Pyromorphite On Cerussite
Analysis Report - only: Pyromorphite On Cerussite