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

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:

DESCRIPTION:	No. 72771
Mineral:	Cerussite and Barite over Galena
Locality:	Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco
Description:	Lustrous transparent gray cerussite crystals to 5 mm with bladed translucent pink-white barite crystals to 15 mm on a plate of galena-rich matrix. The cerussite crystals appear gray because the underlying galena is visible though the cerussite. Ex. E. Carmichael collection, acquired from Filer's (Redlands, California). Fluoresces yellow-orange under 365 nm LW UV illumination
Overall Size:	5.5x5x1.5 cm
Crystals:	1-15 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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