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Cerussite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Montevecchio Mines, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 9.2 × 5.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Weight: 
125.00gr
Description

Elegant miniature of candid white jack-straw cerussite on gossan matrix. A thick aggregate of well-formed 'snowflakes' beautiful constrasts with the underlying velvet brown iron oxide cavity. Good pearly lustre, definitely above average for the locality.

Classic locality specimen, in very good conditions, it comes with an excellent color contrast. Most likely dated back to a couple of decades ago. 
This delicate specimen will be packed in the best possible manner. Nonetheless, some peripheral crystals might be impacted during shipping. 

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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