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Cerussite (V-twinned crystals) from Mammoth Mine, Tiger District, Pinal County, Arizona

 
Cerussite (V-twinned crystals) from Mammoth Mine, Tiger District, Pinal County, Arizona

Cerussite (V-twinned crystals) from Mammoth Mine, Tiger District, Pinal County, Arizona

Cerussite (V-twinned crystals) from Mammoth Mine, Tiger District, Pinal County, Arizona

Cerussite (V-twinned crystals) from Mammoth Mine, Tiger District, Pinal County, Arizona

Cerussite (V-twinned crystals) from Mammoth Mine, Tiger District, Pinal County, Arizona

Cerussite (V-twinned crystals) from Mammoth Mine, Tiger District, Pinal County, Arizona

Cerussite (V-twinned crystals) from Mammoth Mine, Tiger District, Pinal County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 72678
Mineral:Cerussite (V-twinned crystals)
Locality:Mammoth Mine, Tiger District, Pinal County, Arizona
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless (pale beige) cerussite crystals that are twinned at 60° resulting in V-shaped pairs. The cerussite crystals grew in a constricted cavity and some crystals contacted the cavity wall. A classic cerussite specimen from Tiger. Collected ca. 1950
Overall Size:30x25x20 mm
Crystals:4-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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