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Cerussite On Galena

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Cerussite On Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Oujda-Angad Prefecture, Oriental Region, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 6.2 × 6.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Weight: 
487.00gr
Description

The beautiful cerusit crystals grow here on the galena in a particularly narrow form. Like a druse, the crystals grow from the inside of the galena and give this piece a very special look. The crystals are beautifully clear and shimmer beautifully in the light.
 

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey
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