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Cerussite & Malachite

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Cerussite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.4 × 4.2 × 2.6 cm
Description

A superb cerussite specimen from Tsumeb features several so called snow stars accompanied by minor malachite and less matrix as well. The surface of the crystals is extremely smooth and the edges are slightly rounded but anyway well defined . They are partly transparent and highly lustrous. A top aesthetic piece from the classic Namibian locality and in splendid condition. Only minor imperfection.

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

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
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