2.5" Crocoite Crystal Cluster - Tasmania

Crocoite is a rare, brilliant, red/orange mineral consisting of lead chromate. It was first discovered in Russia and has since only been found in a small number of other localities around the world. The crystals often form as long, slender prisms arranged in dense clusters.

The Adelaide Mine in Tasmania is undoubtedly the world’s most famous producer of crocoite specimens. While the mine has been worked over the last few decades, only a small number of pockets of top quality Crocoite have been found. One pocket was located in the 1970's another in the 1990's and most of the recent material is coming from a single large pocket found in 2010.