Cerussite (rare, old locale)

Filon Sur open pit, Tharsis Mines, Andalusia, Spain
Miniature, 4.4 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm
Start Time: 07/23/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/30/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Glassy, tan cerussite blades in a nifty jackstraw pattern form a showy and excellent reticulated miniature from this ancient mining area (worked by the Romans). The blades and prisms are up to 2.0 cm long. Cerussite is rare from this locale. Self-collected by Paco Gutierrez.

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