AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Cerussite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 78341 |
Mineral: | Cerussite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless cerussite crystals with remnants of gray sulfide matrix on the bottom where they were attached. The largest cerussite crystal is striated prismatic form and exhibits double-refraction (similar to calcite). |
Overall Size: | 18x10x8 mm |
Crystals: | 2-18 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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