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Cerussite Psm Phosgenite

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Cerussite Psm Phosgenite

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Description
Locality: 
Tarnowskie Góry, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

An excellent pseudomorph of a single crystal of phosgenite that has been replaced by cerussite.   Excellent form with a smooth, waxy luster.  

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

Phosgenite

Formula: 
Pb2CO3Cl2
Strunz: 
5.BE.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White

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