Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Cerussite |
Object Description |
Two heavy specimens of many gray translucent intergrown tabular and striated cerussite crystals with much yellow and orange powdery iron oxide staining. This specimen is probably associated with object ID 8915. This sample is included in the Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. and can be found on page 122. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Pennsylvania/Montgomery County/Perkiomen |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Lead carbonate |
Crystal System |
Orthorhombic |
Sp Grav. |
6.558 |
Hardness |
3 - 3.5 |
Luster |
Vitreous/Glassy |
Streak |
White |
Fracture |
Irregular, uneven |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. |
Dimensions |
H-5.6 W-9.07 L-9.61 cm |
Catalog Number |
8926 |