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Cerussite On Quartz

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Cerussite On Quartz

ex Manfred Köppler collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Ullersberg, Uhlsdorf, Wolkenburg, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 2.1 × 1.8 cm
Description

Cerussite crystal groups and twins on quartz crystals.
The label still give the information, that the specimen comes from old mining.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White