This specimen is a cyclic twin of smoky coloured cerussite.
This specimen is a stubby snowflake grouping of cerussite crystals. The
surface of the crystals has been lightly etched naturally.
This specimen is comprised of a large serrated v-twin and several clustered
snowflake groupings of cerussite crystals. The surface of the crystals has
been lightly etched naturally. There is also some minor
hematite
staining and inclusions. Also found on this specimen is some small crystals of
wulfenite.
There is no damage as the ends of the v-twin are etched indicating growth
agains porous matrix such as gossan.
This specimen is comprised of almost all cerussite as massive and smoky
crystalline material. There are distinctive reticulated areas and lustrous
bladed lobes of cyclic twins.
Origin: M'Fouati, Congo, Africa
Sample size: 3 x 2.8 x 2 cm (top), 5.2 x 3.7 x 2 cm (2nd row), 9.5 x 5.8 x 4.1
cm (3rd row), 7 x 5.8 x 4.7 cm (bottom)
This specimen consists of all amber colored cerussite and lemon yellow
anglesite crystals. There is also some minute blebs of linarite scattered
across this specimen.
Origin: Touissit Mine, Oujda, Morocco
Sample size: 6.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm
This specimen has numerous lustrous and gemmy crystals of cerussite to 1.7 cm
across. The crystals on the specimen are both individual and a couple are
v-twinned.
This specimen has many twinned crystals of cerussite to 2.5 cm across that are
partially to mostly covered with velvety sprays of acicular
malachite.
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 4.5 x 3.3 x 3 cm (top), 4.6 x 3 x 2.8 cm (2nd/3rd row), 8.8 x 5 x
3.8 cm (bottom)
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