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Cerussite On Chrysocolla

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Cerussite On Chrysocolla

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Description
Locality: 
Chance Mine, Casa Diablo Mountain, Mono County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 3.5 × 2.6 cm
Description

Small clear cerrusite crystal on greenish blue chrysocolla

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

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5