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Cerussite Anglesite & Goethite

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Cerussite Anglesite & Goethite

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Description
Locality: 
La Union, Murcia, Spain
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.7 × 3.1 cm
Description

A neat specimen of two toned colores goethite. There are several anglesite crystals covered by goethite and some that are being partly covered by cerussite.

There are many tiny cerussite crystals present as well.

Very interesting specimen!

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

Anglesite

Formula: 
PbSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Parys Mountain Copper Mine, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom

Goethite

Formula: 
α-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.00.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Hollertszug Mine (Hollerter Zug Mine), Dermbach, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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