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Dundasite

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Sub-one millimetre snow white radial acicular clusters and crystalline areas of Dundasite richly coat a ferruginous Quartz matrix from Greystone Quarry at Lezant in Cornwall. Dundasite is a rare lead aluminium carbonate and is perhaps the signature mineral of this still operational roadstone quarry.

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SpeciesDundasite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions3.7 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Added on10/24/2024
LocalityUK, England, Greystone Quarry
Current owner
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Dundasite
Mineral guide
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Dundasite from Greystone Quarry
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Locality guide
Greystone Quarry
Greystone Quarry, UK — renowned for dense, velvety dundasite on quartz and a micro-mineral suite from oxidised lead-zinc veins, highly prized by collectors.