Cerussite (classic material)

Item Description

A classic Cerussite specimen from the world famous Tsumeb Min featuring good quality, sharp, lustrous, translucent, smoky colored crystals, some of which show beautiful twinning measuring up to 2.0 cm on matrix. The piece displays beautifully as you can see, and it sits quite nicely without the aid of a base or clay. Of the literally hundreds of species found at Tsumeb, on of the all-time species is Cerussite and good display pieces like this will always stand out as some of the finest examples ever found. The specimen is in great shape, with only minor roughness.
From the collection of the recently deceased Alvaro Lucio, arguably the most well-known and accomplished mineral dealer and collector in Brazil. Alvaro graduated with a degree in civil engineering, mining and metallurgy from the Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto in 1949. He began his PhD in the United States and completed it at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He worked as a professor of extractive metallurgy at UFMG, and also as a technical consultant for several companies in the sector. He was the author of several works, published in books and magazines around the world. He received several honors for his contribution to the development of metallurgy and the introduction of metallurgical physical chemistry in Brazil. His knowledge, solicitousness and enthusiasm will be greatly missed in the mineral world.