Cerussite with Malachite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 5.8 x 2.7 cm
Start Time: 01/30/2012 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/09/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A striking and excellent, HIGHLY UNUSUAL Tsumeb cerussite combination specimen. A glassy intergrown cluster of smoky adamantine luster cyclically-twinned cerussite crystals is beautifully peppered with velvet malachite botryoids. Complete all-around, front and back, nearly pristine and nearly a floater. The bit of matrix on the front and lesser bit on the back are the contact points. Valued at $1500-1750.

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