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Cerussite (twinned crystals) from Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho

 
Cerussite (twinned crystals) from Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho

Cerussite (twinned crystals) from Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho

Cerussite (twinned crystals) from Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho

Cerussite (twinned crystals) from Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho

Cerussite (twinned crystals) from Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho

DESCRIPTION:No. 63214
Mineral:Cerussite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho
Description:Rich cluster of lustrous translucent-to-transparent colorless cerussite crystals on gray galena-rich matrix. The cerussite crystals are repeatedly twinned at 60° angles. Cerussite specimens from Bunker Hill are not as common as pyromorphite specimens. Ex. E. Carmichael collection; ex. David M. Shannon (1942-2004)
Overall Size:5x4x2 cm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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