Specimen #1594

Name: Cerussite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Flux Mine, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 9.3 x 8.3 x 5.6 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2009-09-01

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: 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 sold large jackstraw cerussite specimens from the famous 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 liek 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.

Minerals: Cerussite (PbCO₃)

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Cerussite, Flux Mine, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona - 9.3 x 8.3 x 5.6 cm

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Cerussite, Flux Mine, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona