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Mineral Specimens with Cerussite
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5.0 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm. Azurite from Tsumeb is one of the most classic and highly sought after mineral species. These specimens are no longer being mined, and they have some of the most distinctive and attractive forms of any mineral. This piece features several sharp, translucent, deep blue color, "sword-shaped" crystals of Azurite which are aesthetically flaring off a matrix of pale green Bayldonite matrix and associated with slightly off-white color Cerussite. A very attractive miniature specimen and good quality for this historic locality. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.
7.4 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm. Very interesting, small, cyclically-twinned, V-twinned and single crystals of cerussite are richly and aesthetically peppered on the layered gossan matrix plate on this fine specimen from the Mina Ojuela of Mexico. Cerussites of this quality probably date to the 1960s and are seldom available.
6.9 x 4.8 x 2.3 cm. This is a really stark, dramatic cerussite specimen that looks much like bone, or the baleen teeth of a plankton-skimming whale if you have ever seen them in a museum, than like a natural crystal of a lead species. The crystals are very finely reticulated, and sharply symmetrical. They have a powder-white color and powdery texture that is due to a surface alteration to the related species hydrocerussite. However, there are a few small dings here and there which reveal bright, vitreous cerussite underneath, so this is a coating or a partial and not a full replacement. As a bonus, there are sharp, dark smithsonite crystals on the thin matrix plate, in association. Ex. Harold Urish Collection.
9.3 x 8.3 x 5.6 cm. Among Arizona cerussites, these certainly are oddities, different than the typical forms. They are called "jackstraw clusters" by most. This is one of the heftiest and most solid large jackstraw cerussite specimens from the Flux Mine, Arizona, that I have seen in a long time. They turn up only rarely, in old collections. Most are fragile and gracile. Robust, hefty pieces like this are few. The pearlescent cerussite crystals to 3 cm are much more impressive in person. Excellent, old-time material from the Harold Urish Collection.
8.4 x 6.7 x 6.5 cm. A fine, large, old-time, matrix cluster of intergrown, cyclically-twinned cerussite crystals from the Tsumeb Mine. This is an excellent, two-sided twin of a size and quality that only comes from older, recycled collections. The glassy, slightly beige-colored crystals have fine aesthetics and the large, downward-pointing, "arm" is 4.0 cm long. A large, significant, and just a classic for its type: cyclically-twinned cerussite from the renowned locale. The green microcrystals are probably duftite. Accompanied by an older, faded and torn label. Ex. John Ydren collection from Los Angeles.
5.5 x 3.8 x 1.4 cm. An excellent combination specimen from the 1970s work at Rum Jungle, Australia. The curved crust is covered with tiny, yellowish-brown pyromorphite botryoids, green malachite and a scattering of glassy cerussite blades in very interesting patterns, especially the pyromorphite. This is a highly representative combination piece from this well-known locale. Ex. Dennis Mullane Collection.
8.8 x 6.6 x 5.1 cm. A rare, rich and beautiful combination specimen from the Blanchard Mine. Scintillating, azure-blue linarite blades richly cover the sculptural quartz matrix on this fine, older specimen. The highlights of the piece, though, are the rare pseudomorphs of lustrous, gray cerussite after sharp galena cubes to 9 mm. The apple-green, brochantite needle sprays scattered about are a nice accent. Ex. Dennis Mullane Collection.
7.8 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm. Gemmy, orange-brown vanadinite crystals to 5 mm are festooned on two faces of the masssive cerussite matrix on this fine specimen. Excellent, old-time material. Ex. Dennis Mullane Collection and probably dates to the mid-1960s. Note unusual crystal habit of the vanadinites.
5.4 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm. Flux Mine "jackstraw" cerussites are classic and desirable Arizona specimens. This is a fine, two-sided specimen. And this piece is very robust, compared to the usual fragile Flux Mine specimens. Old material, now hard to find.
5.9 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm. Pretty creamy-yellow crystals of chrome cerussite richly and attractively cover the undulating, sturdy matrix on this fine specimen from the important find at the Daoping Mine a few years back. The crystals are quite lustrous and translucent, and measure to around 1.0 cm. Chrome cerussite is quite uncommon worldwide and this is a fine example from this famous locale.
2.5 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm. A sharp twinned cerussite, from the classic, old Tsumeb Mine. Ex. Laura and Stevia Thompson Collection.
5.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 cm. An old-time, rich and fine specimen of essentially solid, cyclically-twinned, glassy, smoky cerussite blades from the Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine at Tiger. Good Tiger cerussites are not that common. This is an excellent example of the species and noted locale. Ex. John Ydren Collection and classic material.
6.6 x 5.5 x 2.1 cm. This is a classic of 1960s and 1970s Tsumeb, so rare to find in such good form, so well preserved from damage, and so aesthetic. Ex. John and Linda Stimson Collection.
4.7 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm. A fine combination specimen from the Tsumeb Mine. Lustrous, lightly tinted, nearly transparent wulfenite crystals along with a single, pearlescent cerussite blade are aesthetically scattered on the sculptural gossan matrix crust. The wulfenites have sharp, beveled edges and the largest crystal is 1.5 cm. The cerussite is 1.2 cm. Classic and excellent combination material from the Dave Stoudt Collection.
5.4 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm. Pretty creamy-yellow crystals of chrome-cerussite richly and attractively cover both sides of the sturdy gossan matrix on this excellent specimen from the important find at the Daoping Mine a few years back. The crystals are quite lustrous and translucent, and measure to 1.5 cm. The powder-blue plumbogummite is a superb accent and makes for a great combination specimen.
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