Duftite (w. cerussite)

TSNB412
Specimen
Amo, C.Pinch, W.W.
Exhibit 1. Duftite (w. cerussite); 70 mm.
Exhibit 1. Duftite (w. cerussite); 70 mm.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
Exhibit 2. 40 mm field of view.
Exhibit 2. 40 mm field of view.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
Exhibit 3. Analytical data; duftite. (M. Southwood and P. Carr; unpublished).
Exhibit 3. Analytical data; duftite. (M. Southwood and P. Carr; unpublished).
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
Exhibit 4. Analytical data. Duftite on this specimen (blue circles) is very close to end member composition.
Exhibit 4. Analytical data. Duftite on this specimen (blue circles) is very close to end member composition.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
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Specimen Title

Duftite (w. cerussite)

Associated Minerals

cerussite; goethite

Principal Mineral

Duftite

Size

Cabinet; 70mm

Location in the Mine

Undetermined

Provenance

Pinch, W.W.; Amo, C.

Collection

Southwood, M.; MS2017.027

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB412

Description

Lustrous, dark olive-green crystals of duftite (to circa 1 mm) associated with colourless-white cerussite crystals (to 50 mm), some of which are stained with Fe oxides (Exhibit 2). The duftite is unusually well-crystallised and very close to end-member composition (WDS confirmed; exhibits 3 and 4).

The specimen was purchased from Chris Amo in 2017 and was formerly in the collection of Bill Pinch. The location in the mine is not recorded.