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Cerussite (cyclic-twinned crystals) from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

 
Cerussite (cyclic-twinned crystals) from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

Cerussite (cyclic-twinned crystals) from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

Cerussite (cyclic-twinned crystals) from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

Cerussite (cyclic-twinned crystals) from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Cerussite (cyclic-twinned crystals) from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

DESCRIPTION:No. 62326
Mineral:Cerussite (cyclic-twinned crystals)
Locality:Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco
Description:Transparent-to-translucent yellow-gray dipyramidal twinned cerussite crystals with glassy parallel crystal faces. The cerussite crystals are repeatedly twinned at 60° angles and fully crystallized on all faces with only a contact on the bottom.
Overall Size:4x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:5-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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