caledonite (w. cerussite and malachite)

TSNB401
Specimen
Grosch, K.
Exhibit 1. Caledonite (w. cerussite and malachite); 34 mm.
Exhibit 1. Caledonite (w. cerussite and malachite); 34 mm.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood

Specimen Title

caledonite (w. cerussite and malachite)

Associated Minerals

cerussite; malachite

Principal Mineral

Caledonite

Size

Miniature; 34mm

Location in the Mine

First oxidation zone

Provenance

Grosch, K.

Collection

Southwood, M.; MS2010.100

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB401

Description

Turquoise crystals of caledonite (to 1 mm; XRD verified) in a vuggy matrix of cerussite and malachite. Formerly in the collection of Karl-Heinz Grosch (Germany), there is unfortunately no early provenance for this specimen. The paragenesis, however, is believed to have been limited to the upper part of the first oxidation zone.