Cerussite

TSNB873
Specimen
Chidley, C.M.
Exhibit 1. Cerussite; 41 mm.
Exhibit 1. Cerussite; 41 mm.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood

Specimen Title

Cerussite

Principal Mineral

Cerussite

Size

Miniature; 41mm

Location in the Mine

Undetermined

Provenance

Chidley, C.M.

Collection

Geoscience Australia; R27115

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB873

Description

A single crystal of colourless to slightly smoky cerussite; tabular (or lath-shaped), striated, and with no obvious twinning.

The specimen was donated to the Australian Bureau of Mineral Resources (now Geoscience Australia) by C. M. Chidley in 1975. There is no record of earlier provenance or location in the mine..