This specimen has a naturally etched core of smoky cerussite with small yellow
sprays of
mimetite. On top of all that are numerous close packed crystals of
hemimorphite. The last item to call this rock home are small scalenohedral
crystals of
smithsonite.
Origin: Sanda Mine, Mindouli, Congo
Sample size: 5.8 x 4 x 3.8 cm
Origin: Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Arizona, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.3 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
This unusual stalactite of
galena is
studded with crystals of cerussite to 0.6 cm across.
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 5.3 x 1.5 x 1 cm
This specimen of banded
malachite
hosts several crystals of light tan coloured cerussite as twins. The brownish
hue of some of the surface of the
malachite
is due to myriad small crystals of
pyromorphite!
Origin: Rum Jungle, Northern Territories, Australia
Sample size: 7.5 x 4 x 3 cm
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