Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Linarite Cerussite & Caledonite

Views:
Watches:
RBM96675

Linarite Cerussite & Caledonite

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Dos Adrianas Mine, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.1 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

Prismatic crystals of linarite cover most of the samples. They are accompanied by cerussite and caledonite, brightness and intense blue characterize the sample.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Linarite

Formula: 
PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Strunz: 
7.BC.65
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Linares, Linares-La Carolina District, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain

Cerussite

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

Caledonite

Formula: 
Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps