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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.
Cerussite is a carbonate mineral with the chemical formula PbCO3, and is an important ore of lead. This lead-carbonate consisting mineral 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, other times in granular aggregations, though generally forming vitreous pseudo-hexagonal crystals. The colors of this mineral vary depending on composition and structure, with colorless, white, grey and green tinted, being the most common colors of crystals found.
SPECIES
Cerussite, Barite & Galena
LOCATION
Mibladen, Morocco
SIZE
2.6" long, 1.9" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#51399