1.4" Cerussite Crystal on Galena & Pink Barite - Mibladen, Morocco

This is an association of cerussite crystals and salmon-pink bladed barite, both of which formed on a galena encrusted matrix. This mineral association was collected from the Les Dalles Mine in Mibladen, Morocco. The cerussite fluoresces a vibrant white-yellow color under short-wave UV light.

Cerussite is a lead-carbonate mineral with the chemical formula PbCO3, and is an important ore of lead. It is a common weathering product of galena, explaining why it is typically extracted from oxidized zones of lead ore deposits. It can form into a variety of different structures, sometimes in fibrous patterns and other times in granular aggregations, though it generally forms vitreous pseudo-hexagonal crystals. Its colors vary depending on composition and structure: it is most commonly colorless, white, grey and green-tinted.
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SPECIES
Cerussite, Barite & Galena
LOCATION
Les Dalles Mine (Lidal Mine), Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
SIZE
1.4 x 1.05"
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ITEM
#259026