AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Morocco > Cerussite on Galena |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 31277 |
Mineral: | Cerussite on Galena |
Locality: | Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco |
Description: | Translucent colorless cerussite crystals up to 15 mm long on dark gray galena crystals up to 20 mm across. The cerussite crystals show 60 degree twinning. The galena is coated with black sphalerite microcrystals. |
Overall Size: | 6x5x3 cm |
Crystals: | 3-15 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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