AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Germany > Cerussite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 56535 |
Mineral: | Cerussite |
Locality: | Heilige Dreifaltigkeit Mine, Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany |
Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless cerussite crystals in many small cavities scattered throughout white quartz-rich matrix. The cavities are rectangular indicating they are casts after galena crystals that dissolved and provided the lead for the cerussite. Ex. Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany) |
Overall Size: | 7.5x4.5x3 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 6 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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