Mineral: Cerussite on Baryte
Locality: Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Dimensions: 10 x 8.5 x 7 cm / main crystal: 4.9 cm

Description: Mass: 683 g MIM number: 1725 Two buff colored, well formed crystals, consisting of cyclic twins taking the shape of hexagonal dipyramids, on a matrix made of slightly orange barite blades. Under longwave ultraviolet light the cerussite becomes lemon yellow. Photographer: FMI / Federico Picciani; Publication: "Paragénesis - Revista de Mineralogía 2019-2"

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