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Smithsonite & Cerussite

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Smithsonite & Cerussite

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Description
Locality: 
Malfidano Mine, Buggerru, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6 × 3.5 cm
Weight: 
231.00gr
Description

Botrioidal agglomerations of staslucid crystals of a  yellow ochre to yellow green color. The specimen is formed by a compact mass of gray calamine rich in geodes

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Cerussite

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