Cerussite

TSNB494
Specimen
Smith, A.G.
Exhibit 1. Cerussite; 57 mm.
Exhibit 1. Cerussite; 57 mm.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood

Specimen Title

Cerussite

Principal Mineral

Cerussite

Size

Cabinet; 57mm

Location in the Mine

Undetermined

Provenance

Smith, A.G.

Collection

Geoscience Australia; R7395

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB494

Description

An irregularly-developed cyclical twin of cerussite, dark grey in colour, presumably due to the presence of relict galena (?) inclusions.

The specimen is from the collection of A. Glen Smith, which was donated to National Museum of Australia in 1982; it is now housed at Geoscience Australia, in Canberra.

The location in the mine is not recorded.