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Cerussite

Unknown Owner
A loose grouping of cerussite crystals, semi lustrous and slightly translucent. No points of attachment and crystallized completely all around, this is in good condition. Intensely fluorescent yellow green under longwave ultraviolet light.

Product details

Species
CerussiteAbout Cerussite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.0 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm
Added on10/25/2024
Locality
Morocco, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Mibladen Mining DistrictRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Unknown Owner$215.00
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Cerussite
Mineral guide
Learn about Cerussite
lead carbonate famed for adamantine luster, dramatic V-twins and snowflake reticulations; prized from Tsumeb, Mibladen and Ojuela.
Cerussite
Regional guide
Cerussite from Mibladen, Morocco
from Mibladen has the kind of visual tension collectors remember: glassy lead-carbonate crystals, often colorless to smoky honey-yellow, perched against pink, peach, or white baryte and dark remnants of galena. The best pieces have a distinctly Moroccan palette—warm baryte rosettes or blades, metallic-gray galena, and bright, twinned cerussite that seems too heavy for its delicacy. Under ultraviolet light, many Mibladen cerussites add a second identity, glowing yellow in a way that has made the locality especially interesting to fluorescent-mineral collectors.