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Cerussite With Malachite

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Cerussite With Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Redburn Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

A mass of cerussite crystals covered with a dusting of malachite. No matrix.

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

Malachite

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