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Cerussite On Malachite

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Cerussite On Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.9 × 6.7 × 3.7 cm
Description

This fine and colourful specimen consist of nearly pure Malachite, providing numerous vugs. These vugs are lined with excellently developed and partially nice twinned Cerussite. The Cerussite is sharp edged, high lustrous and lucent to transparent. A typical, contrastful specimen in very good shape.

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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