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Cerussite & Mimetite

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Description
Locality: 
Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 5.5 × 4 cm
Description

This specimen is from a classic, but rare, Iranian rock. It features orange/red mimetite crystals covering the cerussite facets. I'd seen other specimens before, but this one I purchased is very large and attractive. Truly excellent quality for a mineralogy that's out of this range.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy

Mimetite

Formula: 
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Treue Freundschaft Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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35
Cina - Oceania -UPS currier
55
Rest of the world -UPS currier
50
UK - UPS currier
25

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