AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Scotland > Pyromorphite (orange) with Cerussite and Mimetite(?) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 82100 |
Mineral: | Pyromorphite (orange) with Cerussite and Mimetite(?) |
Locality: | Reids Vein, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Description: | Lustrous translucent orange pyromorphite crystals to 0.5 mm on yellow microcrystals tentatively identified as mimetite, with a group of lustrous translucent colorless cerussite crystals to 1 mm. Orange is an uncommon color for pyromorphite. Collected by John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson |
Overall Size: | 3.5x3x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 1 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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