Cerussite twinned on galena

Dimensions: 6 x 5.2 x 5cm
 Location: Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Morocco

 

  

   
 The cerussite twin, light-colored, striated, and a luminous beige, stands out clearly against a dark galena matrix speckled with smaller crystals. The contrast is striking, the composition aesthetically pleasing.
 The old Touissit mines, which supplied excellent cerussite, azurite and anglesite, were worked from 1926 to 2002. Now closed, the beautiful collector pieces there have become rare and sought after.
  
 

 Dimensions without the acrylic base, which is supplied with the mineralogical specimen.
 The mineral is not glued to the base.