Hydrocerussite

 
Origin: Laurium, Greece
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
 
  
Hydrocerussite with linarite (?), hydroceruusite on dolomite (?)
Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 6 x 4 x 3 cm (top left), 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm (top right), 4 x 4 x 2 cm (bottom left), 6 x 5 x 4 cm (bottom right)
Owner: John Schneider
Photo: John and Mark Schneider
 
  
Hydrocerussite with cerussite and wulfenite
Origin: C and B Mine (C & B Mine; C. and B. Mine; International property), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Springs Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, U.S.A.
Sample size: 3.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Origin: Milltown Quarry, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UK
Sample size: hydrocerussite mass 5 mm x 10 mm, with litharge inclusions
Owner: Steve Rust
 
  
Origin: Esgair Hir mine (Cambrian. Cardigan Consolidated. Welsh Potosi. Kylon Potosi), Talybont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Sample size: 0.5 mm hydrocerussite crystal (top left), area 4 mm (top right), Zoned trigonal prismatic crystals to 1 mm (bottom)
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Origin: Llechwedd Helyg (Willow Bank) Mine, Pen-bont Rhydybeddau,Trefeirig , Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Sample size: area 6 mm, pearly foilated crust on cerussite
Owner: Steve Rust
 
  
Origin: Frongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch; Llawynwnwch), Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Sample size: 1 mm elongated zoned growth hydrocerussite crystal (top left), acicular crystals of creamy hydrocerussite, on pale green crystaline crust of bechererite (top right), 0.6 mm platy crystals (bottom)
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Origin: Dylife Mine (Pen Dylife. Esgairgaled. Llechwedd Ddu), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys (Montgomeryshire), Wales, UK
Sample size: Prismatic crystal network 5 mm area coated by unknown blueish mineral
Owner: Steve Rust
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

  
Hydrocerussite with native lead
Origin: Långban mine, Varmland, Sweden
Ex. Grenier collection
Sample size: 7 x 5 x 1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Hydrocerussite on smithsonite with tennantite
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Sample size: 10.5 x 6.8 x 7.3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
  
Twinned hydrocerussite
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 3.6 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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