Detailed information
Species
Cerussite
Dimensions
38 x 68 x 31
mm
Weight
100 g
Locality
Tsumeb Mine Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region Namibia
Condition
No recorded repairs
A good Cerussite from Tsumeb is one of those minerals that could fit in nearly every collection and this is a wonderful example of many of the aspects that make them so good. This wonderful free-grown group has no real obvious point of contact, but you can see the twinning clearly as it forms that typical pseudo-hexagonal habit. The largest crystal has when observed under transmitted light, a wonderfully fine zoning that crosses the crystal diagonally. This specimen has some minor damage due to the thickness, or better the lack, of some of the blades and the brittle nature of Cerussite.