| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Cerussite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 31071 |
| Mineral: | Cerussite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Heavy cluster of translucent gray cerussite crystals showing complex twinning at 60 degree angles (when viewed on end, it resembles a snowflake pattern) with rhombic red-brown microcrystals (smithsonite?). The extreme outer edges show scattered chipping. |
| Overall Size: | 5x4x3 cm. |
| Crystals: | 5-30 mm. |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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