AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Czech Republic > Cerussite on Galena and Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 72637 |
Mineral: | Cerussite on Galena and Quartz |
Locality: | Stríbro, 25 km west of Plzen, Bohemia, Czech Republic |
Description: | Cyclic-twinned translucent brown cerussite crystals to 13 mm on large gray-metallic cubo-octahedral galena crystals to 28 mm with lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 4 mm. The cerussite crystals have satin luster caused by surface patterns. Ex. E. Carmichael collection; ex. Josef Vajdak (Pequa Rare Minerals) |
Overall Size: | 9x8x5 cm |
Crystals: | 2-28 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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