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  • A delicate mineral specimen featuring pale pink-white crystals of anglesite pseudomorphed after cerussite, displaying a distinctive reticulated (net-like) crystal structure. The specimen has a frosted, almost sugar-like appearance with complex intergrown crystal formations. The overall shape is roughly triangular, and the specimen is photographed against a white background, showing the subtle translucency and intricate texture of the pseudomorphed crystals.
  • A delicate mineral specimen featuring pale pink-white crystals of anglesite pseudomorphed after cerussite, displaying a distinctive reticulated (net-like) crystal structure. The specimen has a frosted, almost sugar-like appearance with complex intergrown crystal formations. The overall shape is roughly triangular, and the specimen is photographed against a white background, showing the subtle translucency and intricate texture of the pseudomorphed crystals.
  • A delicate mineral specimen featuring pale pink-white crystals of anglesite pseudomorphed after cerussite, displaying a distinctive reticulated (net-like) crystal structure. The specimen has a frosted, almost sugar-like appearance with complex intergrown crystal formations. The overall shape is roughly triangular, and the specimen is photographed against a white background, showing the subtle translucency and intricate texture of the pseudomorphed crystals.
  • A delicate mineral specimen featuring pale pink-white crystals of anglesite pseudomorphed after cerussite, displaying a distinctive reticulated (net-like) crystal structure. The specimen has a frosted, almost sugar-like appearance with complex intergrown crystal formations. The overall shape is roughly triangular, and the specimen is photographed against a white background, showing the subtle translucency and intricate texture of the pseudomorphed crystals.
  • A delicate mineral specimen featuring pale pink-white crystals of anglesite pseudomorphed after cerussite, displaying a distinctive reticulated (net-like) crystal structure. The specimen has a frosted, almost sugar-like appearance with complex intergrown crystal formations. The overall shape is roughly triangular, and the specimen is photographed against a white background, showing the subtle translucency and intricate texture of the pseudomorphed crystals.
  • A delicate mineral specimen featuring pale pink-white crystals of anglesite pseudomorphed after cerussite, displaying a distinctive reticulated (net-like) crystal structure. The specimen has a frosted, almost sugar-like appearance with complex intergrown crystal formations. The overall shape is roughly triangular, and the specimen is photographed against a white background, showing the subtle translucency and intricate texture of the pseudomorphed crystals.
  • A delicate mineral specimen featuring pale pink-white crystals of anglesite pseudomorphed after cerussite, displaying a distinctive reticulated (net-like) crystal structure. The specimen has a frosted, almost sugar-like appearance with complex intergrown crystal formations. The overall shape is roughly triangular, and the specimen is photographed against a white background, showing the subtle translucency and intricate texture of the pseudomorphed crystals.
  • A delicate mineral specimen featuring pale pink-white crystals of anglesite pseudomorphed after cerussite, displaying a distinctive reticulated (net-like) crystal structure. The specimen has a frosted, almost sugar-like appearance with complex intergrown crystal formations. The overall shape is roughly triangular, and the specimen is photographed against a white background, showing the subtle translucency and intricate texture of the pseudomorphed crystals.

ANGLESITE AFTER CERUSSITE

Broken Hill Mines, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
4.9 x 4.7 x 3.9 cm
$300.00
$300.00
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Old-time staple of the famous Broken Hill Mines: a grouping of cerussite crystals pseudomorphed to anglesite, likely mined in the very early 20th century. Many crystals still show a reticulated formation from the original cerussite growth. This replacement is rarely ever seen! Specimen comes with a label from Hugh Ford, a New York-based mineral dealer active during the mid 1900's.

 

 

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Anglesite pseudomorphs after cerussite from the Broken Hill deposit form through secondary enrichment processes within the oxidation zone. The transformation occurs when sulfate-rich acidic solutions interact with primary cerussite crystals. Through dissolution-reprecipitation, the lead carbonate (cerussite) is replaced by lead sulfate (anglesite) while maintaining the original crystal morphology. These pseudomorphs typically preserve the characteristic prismatic habit of the parent cerussite, often displaying the distinctive orthorhombic symmetry and twin forms. The specimens occur in the upper levels of the deposit, within the weathering zone approximately 50-100m below surface. This replacement process operates at near-surface temperatures and pressures, representing typical supergene alteration within lead-rich ore deposits exposed to oxidizing conditions.