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Cerussite on Galena from Kreuth, Bleiberg District, Carinthia, Austria

 
Cerussite on Galena from Kreuth, Bleiberg District, Carinthia, Austria

Cerussite on Galena from Kreuth, Bleiberg District, Carinthia, Austria

Cerussite on Galena from Kreuth, Bleiberg District, Carinthia, Austria

DESCRIPTION:No. 36484
Mineral:Cerussite on Galena
Locality:Kreuth, Bleiberg District, Carinthia, Austria
Description:Heavy specimen of octahedral gray metallic galena crystals up to 25 mm overgrown with colorless cerussite crystals up to 3 mm, many showing v-twinning. The galena crystals are completely obscured by the cerussite coating (with second generation galena). Ex. A. Berger; ex. Calvert
Overall Size:9x6x4 cm
Crystals:1-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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