Mineral Specimens with Cerussite

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PB26 - Cerussite on Matrix - SOLD
Tsumeb, Namibia
small cabinet, 9 x 6.1 x 5 cm

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When viewing this specimen, it is easy to see the wonderful taste that Peter Bancroft exhibited in acquiring specimens for his collection. Considering what a soft mineral cerussite is, this specimen is almost miraculous in that it survived attached to matrix like this! Few large reticulated twins have survived, and in fact I cannot think of another of this size and quality that I have even seen for sale in the last decade which could match this. It is almost pristine, or as near so as you can ask. This is a reticulated (complexly twinned),colorless, gemmy, cerussite with incredible, adamantine (diamond-like) luster. It displays from both sides, equally well (the brown streak in one side is simply a bit of matrix material recessed down in a portion of the crystal and not a problem or damage ). It is complete and pristine and 3-dimensional all around! The longest member of this twin is 7.0 cm. The crystal sits on a matrix of micro-sized cerussite crystals invested with duftite, thus giving a lovely green glow to the matrix. I cannot emphasize enough how rare such a crystal on matrix, UNDAMAGED AND 3-DIMENSIONAL ALL AROUND, really is! Note it is complete and viewable on BOTH sides, and all around. I will have a custom-made lucite base made for this for the customer.

RH1-39 - Dioptase, Cerussite, Wulfenite - SOLD
Mammoth Mine, Tiger, Arizona, USA
small cabinet, 6.6 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm

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Dioptase, Cerussite, Wulfenite from Mammoth Mine, Tiger, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/rh1-39a.jpg]

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Dioptase, Cerussite, Wulfenite from Mammoth Mine, Tiger, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/rh1-39b.jpg]

This oldtimer is an example of the species combinations for which the Mammoth Mine was so famous. Drusy, emerald green, lustrous, translucent, dioptase is associated with acicular, lustrous crystals of cerussite, to 1.2 cm in length along with a few, orange, wulfenite crystals, to .5 cm across. In fact, the whole matrix is highly porous, giving a home to the various species.

RICE-23 - Mimetite ps. Cerussite - $ 2100
Tsumeb, Namibia
small cabinet, 8.0 x 4.6 x 4.5 cm

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Mimetite ps. Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/rice-23a.jpg]

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Mimetite ps. Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/rice-23b.jpg]

Fat, chunky crystals of cerussite have here been replaced completely with mimetite, in this rare form of pseudomorph from Tsumeb. This is an unusually aesthetic example, complete all around and very 3-dimensional!

RICE-31 - Cerussite with copper staining - SOLD
Campbell Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
thumbnail, 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm

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Cerussite with copper staining from Campbell Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/rice-31a.jpg]

A very cute, single crystal of sixling-twinned cerussite colored slightly reddish by either hematite or copper inclusions. I presume copper, since small specks of malachite are dotted on the outside of the crystal. Esker Mayberry was the Bisbee barber and amassed a large and fine collection of Bisbee specimens in part by trading haircuts!

RUT276 - Cerussite - SOLD
Tsumeb, Namibia
small cabinet, 6.8 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm

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Sharp, very aesthetic large single crystal with just the right amount of matrix attached for visual balance. The luster is superb, and there are phantoms visible the length of the crystal. The lustre is just plain weird - it is shimmering, silky, and glistening all at once. In person, this is mind-blowing and supremely attractive for the combination of the symmetry and the shimmer - like a church tower made out of dragonfly wing. Combine all this with an incredible termination for the species, about the sharpest you can ask for, and you have a terrific Cerussite. Purchased from the Zweibels in 1976

RUT313 - Smithsonite with Cerussite - SOLD
Tsumeb, Namibia
miniature, 4.7 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm

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If you look at almost anyone�s Tsumeb wish list, you would certainly find razor-sharp pink scalenodral Cobaltian Smithsonites (faintly pink, as the habit tends to be - they look more beige in pics). Elsewhere on the list you would also find a lustrous cyclic twin of Cerussite. Here we have a rich specimen with freestanding cobaltian smithsonite crystals of high translucency and good size (to 1.5 cm), with very sharp Cerussite twin (with only minor chatter on it) perched upon it! Super minaiture, and one of our favorites of the lot! BETTER IN PERSON. Purchased from the Zweibels in 1976

RUT359 - Cerussite (twinned) on Duftite - SOLD
Tsumeb, Namibia
miniature, 4.3 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm

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Let me start off by saying that this is a truly fabulous combination piece consisting of excellent examples of both species. The gemmy Cerussites all have excellent clarity and luster, and the largest is 3 cm in size and sharply twinned! The drusy Duftite matrix has excellent color and superb luster, as well. The large crystal is pristine save for one tiny ding in a crevasse on a back face. The large Cerussite twin is freestanding and complete all around, otherwise. The one contacted Cerussite (shown in the upper-right photo on the far right side of the piece) suffers very little for it and is trivial anyhow, as you can see in the other three display angles. A terrific specimen Purchased from the Zweibels in 1978.

RUT371 - Cerussite - SOLD
Tsumeb, Namibia
miniature, 5.4 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm

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Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/rut371a.jpg]

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Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/rut371c.jpg]

Unusually thick crystal of the classic reticulated �snowflake� Cerussite style. This is a cluster of intergrown, twinned, cerussite. The luster ranges from typically glassy along the terminations to unusually glassy and sparkling along the sides, which shimmer because of the fine degree of crystallization. A very nice specimen you can say elegantly demonstrates why these are still the most desirable cerussites in the world! Purchased from the Zweibels in 1978

RUT388 - Cerussite - SOLD
Tsumeb, Namibia
miniature, 5.4 x 3.4 x 2.4 cm

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Gem clear, single crystal of Cerussite. The luster is absolutely superb, as it the clarity and termination. It is contacted on the back, and has some broken spokes on one side, but displays phenomenally for what it is and the price is adjusted down accordingly , beautiful as it may be. This is far better in person. Purchased from the Zweibels in 1981

RUTX1 - CERUSSITE with MALACHITE INCLUSIONS - SOLD
Tsumeb, Namibia
thumbnail, 2 x 1.4 x 1 cm

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ex. Ed Ruggiero

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CERUSSITE with MALACHITE INCLUSIONS from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/rutx1a.jpg]

A rare treasure indeed! When this small pocket turned up in the early 1970s, Ed used his equipment (he was a geophysicist) to check the nature of the green inclusions and was the author of a short article on the find published in the Min Record special issue on Tsumeb in 1977. This is one of those original specimens, which he kept. It is a complete-all-around, pristine specimen with a gemmy large crystal on matrix with smaller crystals. This is a bright and colorful piece, with rich green inclusions that accentuate the lustre and form of the cerussite while adding a novel color. To this day, this small pocket remains unique. To our knowledge, there were just a small handful of specimens and they are all extremely rare , and hard to find available. This is small, true, but its one of the best pieces here, in my book - and among the most rare

SN52 - Cerussite on Barite - $ 75
Mibladen, Morocco
thumbnail, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm

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Cerussite on Barite from Mibladen, Morocco [db_pics/pics/sn52a.jpg]

Gorgeous combination of bright, gemlike ceru's on contrasting barite!.

SN62 - Cerussite on Malachite on Barite - SOLD
Mibladen, Morocco
thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm

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Cerussite on Malachite on Barite from Mibladen, Morocco [db_pics/pics/sn62a.jpg]

A very rare combination piece, with a perfect, gemmy cerussite perched on top of malachite, on barite! this is a most unusual combo i have never seen before from the mine and its aesthetic as heck, to boot! VERY 3-D and MUCH better in person! This is really a special piece i cannot rave about enough!!

T06-162 - Leadhillite pseudo. Cerussite with Leadhillite - SOLD
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
miniature, 5.8 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm

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Leadhillite pseudo. Cerussite with Leadhillite from Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/t06-162a.jpg]

Leadhillite pseudo. Cerussite with Leadhillite from Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/t06-162a.jpg]

This unusual specimen is comprised of tabular cerussite crystals which have been altered to pale blue, leadhillite. I have NEVER seen the like! THis is a very rare piece! Sitting in a vug is a composite unaltered leadhillite crystal which is lustrous and which exhibits the most beautiful pastel blue color. The unaltered crystal measures 1.0cm across and pseudos measure up to 3.0 cm across (some with minor edge damage). It is a beautiful piece overall. This deposit, over its history, has produced many surprising secondary specimens like this one.

T06-35 - Cerussite - SOLD
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
miniature, 6.1 x 5.4 x 2.5 cm

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A glassy, clear, gemmy, brilliant V-twin of cerussite. This is SOOOO good, the pics won't even come close to conveying it...It is a v twin, but FROM the "v", a number of side crystals of the classical reticulated style branch out! Light flashes off every angle conceiveable. It is amazingly 3-dimensional and sturdy. Trust me, the buyer of this piece will NOT regret it. It is very special and i got it very cheaply, and so priced it very cheaply...in my own opinion, anyhow, I think its worth double this amount.

T07-115 - Cerussite pseudo. Anglesite with Cerussite - $ 900
Kintore Open Cut (1989), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
small cabinet, 7.0 x 5.6 x 4.3 cm

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Cerussite pseudo. Anglesite with Cerussite from Kintore Open Cut (1989), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/pics/t07-115a.jpg]

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Cerussite pseudo. Anglesite with Cerussite from Kintore Open Cut (1989), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/pics/t07-115b.jpg]

This unusual specimen is a CLASSIC of Broken Hill, rar ein any specimen resembling anything aesthetic. This is one of the sharpest and prettiest (for the size) I have seen. The anglesites have been replaced by a brown, earthy cerussite (probably with limonite inclusions) but retain their 3-dimensional chisel-shaped form. Secondary cerussite later grew upon the earlier layer which adds a bit of sparkle and color contrast

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