Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
Specimen Title
Cerussite
Principal Mineral
Size
Miniature; 41mm
Location in the Mine
Undetermined
Provenance
McColl, D.
Collection
Geoscience Australia; R18865
Entry Number
Specimen; TSNB859
Description
A composite V-twin of translucent cerussite, ranging from a pale sherry colour in the centre to a slightly turbid off-white or colourless at the edges. The crystal has a sub-vitreous lustre and a slightly water-worn appearance.
The specimen was donated to the Australian Bureau of Mineral Resources (now Geoscience Australia) by Don McColl, but with no record of earlier provenance or location in the mine.
