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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 61058
Mineral:Cerussite on Barite over Galena
Locality:Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow-gray cerussite crystals to 5 mm with red-brown limonite on some crystals, plus bladed translucent pink-orange barite crystals to 12 mm over gray-metallic galena. The cerussite crystals show repeated twinning at 60° angles.
Overall Size:6x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:2-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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