Mineral: Cerussite
Locality: Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Dimensions: 9,0 x 4,0 x 9,0 cm

Description: Main crystal size : 9,7 cm Shiny V shaped twin with both arms covered with several small crystals which have grown by making a 60° angle. A small very bright and clear crystal sits at the base of the V. One of the branches of the V is very well terminated. The other one bears traces of the matrix against which it has grown. MIM number 1681 Photographer : Augustin de Valence (Ainu)

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