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Cerussite from Zhairem, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

 
Cerussite from Zhairem, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

Cerussite from Zhairem, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

Cerussite from Zhairem, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

Cerussite from Zhairem, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Cerussite from Zhairem, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

DESCRIPTION:No. 75239
Mineral:Cerussite
Locality:Zhairem, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan
Description:Shallow cavity in tan-colored earthy matrix lined with parallel groups of bladed cerussite crystals with color varying from brown to pale gray. The cerussite crystals are V-twinned at 60° angles with a few twinned at 120°. Ex. E. Carmichael collection; ex. Josef Vajdak (Pequa Rare Minerals), collected ca. 1995. Fluoresces yellow-orange under 365 nm LW UV illumination
Overall Size:5.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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