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Malachite Pyromorphite & Cerussite

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Malachite Pyromorphite & Cerussite

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Description
Locality: 
Rum Jungle, Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 6.3 × 2.5 cm
Description

A fine example from Rum Jungle featuring banded malachite in botryoidal aggregates with in part crystallized and sparkling surface, hosting some yellowish pyromorphite (small hexagonal prisms) and bits of cerussite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Malachite

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

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

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Best regards Roger

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