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Wulfenite & Smithsonite With Rosasite

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Wulfenite & Smithsonite With Rosasite

Ex Margaret Brown Collection (Kerang)

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Description
Locality: 
Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3.6 × 3.5 cm
Description

A cavity in a matrix of sugary cerussite and garnet sandstone is lined with  (for Broken Hill), exceptionally rich rosasite over which are scattered  clear smithsonite rhombs, some of which also are studded on a window pane reddish yellow wulfenite crystal, a further three smaller crystals can also be seen on the rosasite. Wulfenite is extremely rare at Broken Hill and the Kintore material, most of which was collected in the mid 1980's, is highly sort after

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wulfenite

Formula: 
Pb(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Rosasite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Rosas Mine, Narcao, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Earthstones Australia

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