| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Cerussite (sixling-twin) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 57549 |
| Mineral: | Cerussite (sixling-twin) |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent-to-translucent gray cerussite crystals in a six-pointed star-shaped formation caused by cyclic twinning at 60° angles, commonly known as a sixling-twin. The cerussite crystals have microscopic gray subsurface inclusions. |
| Overall Size: | 28x26x20 mm |
| Crystals: | 14-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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