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Herrerite & Cerussite

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Herrerite & Cerussite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.3 × 1.2 cm
Weight: 
24.50gr
Description

Herrerite is according to mindat "a Cu-bearing variety of smithsonite (CuCO3 ca. 3%)"
The stated weight includes the acrylic base.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Herrerite

Variety Of: 

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Formula: 
(Zn,Cu)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy