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Cerussite (twinned crystals) with Barite from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

 
Cerussite (twinned crystals) with Barite from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

Cerussite (twinned crystals) with Barite from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco

DESCRIPTION:No. 62324
Mineral:Cerussite (twinned crystals) with Barite
Locality:Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow-brown di-pyramidal cerussite crystals to 15 mm with orange bladed barite crystals to 12 mm. The cerussite crystals are repeatedly twinned at 60° angles resulting in the surfaces reflecting simultaneously off parallel faces.
Overall Size:27x26x18 mm
Crystals:5-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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