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Cerussite & Baryte

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Cerussite & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Mibladen, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.4 × 3 cm
Description

The cerussite is up to 25mm across Incredibly esthetic ensamble from Morocco featuring a perfectly crystallised and intense golden-yellow coloured cerussite crystal with a size of 25mm across at the very top center of the specimen. It is also embedded between intense orange and also well formed blades of baryte which adds a super fine contrast to the whole piece.

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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White