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Susannite & Cerussite

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Susannite & Cerussite

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm
Description

Susannite and cerussite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Susannite

Formula: 
Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BF.40
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Susanna Mine (Glennery Scar Vein; Susanna Vein [Scar Vein]; Portobello Vein; Humby Vein; Lead Vein), Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy