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Cerussite Var Schwarzbleierz

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Cerussite Var Schwarzbleierz

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Description
Locality: 
Rosenberg Mine, Braubach, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 6 × 5.5 cm
Description

German classic from the Rosenberg Mine: whiteish to dark grey cerussite in part covered by what i think manganese oxides and also inclusions of galena forming the so called "Schwarzbleierz" - black lead (spar). Found on May 16, 1961 (shortly before the mine closed), ex Zorn collection. The white parts of cerussite exhibit slight yellow LW UV fluorescence.

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

Schwarzbleierz

Variety Of: 

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Synonym Of: 

Black Lead Ore

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Best regards Roger