1.3" Cerussite Crystal Cluster - Adelaide Mine, Tasmania

This is a 1.3" wide specimen that features a cluster of cerussite crystals, collected from the famous Adelaide Mine in Tasmania. Under shortwave UV, these crystals fluoresce a faint white color.

Cerussite is a lead-carbonate mineral with the chemical formula PbCO3, and is an important ore of lead. It is a common weathering product of galena, explaining why it is typically extracted from oxidized zones of lead ore deposits. It can form into a variety of different structures, sometimes in fibrous patterns and other times in granular aggregations, though it generally forms vitreous pseudo-hexagonal crystals. Its colors vary depending on composition and structure: it is most commonly colorless, white, grey and green-tinted.

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SPECIES
Cerussite
LOCATION
Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
SIZE
1.3 x .7"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#148532