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Cerussite

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Cerussite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Mibladen, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 2.9 × 2.7 cm
Weight: 
51.00gr
Description

Super bright crystals of cerussite, cyclically twined and forming a bipyramidal group. It has an ivory white colour with a strong yellow fluorescence under long UV waves, that is believed to be due to the presence of monovalent silver and Sm3+ as activators, but scientific proof is yet to be delivered. No damages, just a minor contact to the matrix.

Found in 2010.

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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

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