Cerussite

No, this is not cuprite! - EarthWonders Newsletter #7

specimen
specimen
Details
ColorsWhite
Origin
Monarch, Murray, Idaho, USA
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.0 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm
Species
Description
A grouping of colorless slightly translucent to transparent twinned cerussite crystals. Slight micro-chipping present. Collected in the 1970s. This is fluorescent under shortwave ultraviolet light.
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Unknown previous owners

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