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Iodargyrite & Cerussite

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Iodargyrite & Cerussite

Ex Jose Rees Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 9.4 × 5.3 cm
Description

What was once probably a mass of silver rich galena has over the millenia been desolved, leaving a double cavity light with grayish cerussite crystals and yellow masses of iodargyrite. A rich and fascinating specimen from the Jose Rees Collection. Specimens of this richness are extremely uncommon.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Iodargyrite

Formula: 
AgI
Strunz: 
3.AA.10
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Albarradón Mine, Albarradón, Mun. de Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Cerussite

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

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