large Cerussite & Baryte

Item Description

An impressive, important and rich large cerussite and baryte combination plate from Mibladen. Sharp, adamantine luster, translucent, smoky-brown, pseudo-octahedral, sixling-twinned cerussite crystals, to 2.6 cm, are richly and attractively scattered on the sculptural matrix plate with contrasting and complementary clusters of pinkish, oxide-tinted baryte blades. The interior of this significant combination is pristine and the bit of noted periphery wear is certainly a minimal detraction. Yellow LW UV cerussite fluorescence. 2587 or 5.7 pounds mass. See the 2013 Mineralogical Record article in Vol. 44, No. 3. From the broad and important collections of Dick Hauck, founder and owner of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum in New Jersey. Rare in this size, richness and combination quality.