AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Cerussite (twinned crystals) on Tennantite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 75045 |
Mineral: | Cerussite (twinned crystals) on Tennantite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, 3rd Oxide Zone, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless cerussite crystals to 7 mm on gray-metallic tennantite with greenish patina. The cerussite crystals are repeatedly twinned at 60° angles and have horizontal striations on the broad faces. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and Tsumeb II, the definitive reference books on Tsumeb) |
Overall Size: | 27x23x15 mm |
Crystals: | micro to 7 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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