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2.6" Orange Bladed Barite + Cerussite & Galena - Morocco
This specimen contains light-yellow, translucent microscopic cerussite crystals with light orange bladed barite, formed from a galena rich matrix, beneath.
About Cerussite
Cerussite is a lead-carbonate mineral with the chemical formula PbCO3, and is an important ore of lead. It is a common weathering product of galena, explaining why it is typically extracted from oxidized zones of lead ore deposits. It can form into a variety of different structures, sometimes in fibrous patterns and other times in granular aggregations, though it generally forms vitreous pseudo-hexagonal crystals. Its colors vary depending on composition and structure: it is most commonly colorless, white, grey and green-tinted.
Cerussite is a lead-carbonate mineral with the chemical formula PbCO3, and is an important ore of lead. It is a common weathering product of galena, explaining why it is typically extracted from oxidized zones of lead ore deposits. It can form into a variety of different structures, sometimes in fibrous patterns and other times in granular aggregations, though it generally forms vitreous pseudo-hexagonal crystals. Its colors vary depending on composition and structure: it is most commonly colorless, white, grey and green-tinted.
SPECIES
Cerussite, Barite & Galena
LOCATION
Mibladen, Morocco
SIZE
2.6" long, 1.9" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#51399
