Title | Cerussite from Whim Creek, Australia |
Description | This is an unusual color for cerussite, PbCO3. Typically it is colorless or white, also gray, yellow, and even blue-green. This sample is stained red-brown by hematite. The specimen ins about 9 cm across. |
Location | Australia. Near Whim Creek. Whim Creek. |
Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-13. |
Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #764. |
Key words | cerussite, Australia |
Tech details | 897 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
GeoDIL number | 745 |
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