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Cerussite on Barite from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

 
Cerussite on Barite from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

Cerussite on Barite from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

Cerussite on Barite from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Cerussite on Barite from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

DESCRIPTION:No. 56471
Mineral:Cerussite on Barite
Locality:Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco
Description:Lustrous translucent orange twinned cerussite crystals to 18 mm on bladed translucent pink-orange barite crystals to 10 mm. The cerussite crystals have complex crystallization patterns on the crystal faces. Ex. G. Carmichael collection, originally acquired in Tucson in 1982
Overall Size:4.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:3-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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