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Cerussite from
Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Comments:Identified by visual obnservations and wet chemical analysis (acid test). May be confused with anglesite crystals here; but anglesites tend to be glass-clear - not turbid to creamy white - and are usually (but not always) more blocky.
Habit:Multiple habits - thin to medium thick tabular micro-crystals with chisel shaped terminations and edge faces - not rectangular or square; some approach being acicular. Twinning observed includes somewhat heart-shaped "fishtail" twins, more typical "fisht
Colour:Turbid transluscent - not glass-clear - to creamy white, sometimes the white crystals may have a tannish tinge.
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Wet Chemical
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Linarite2
Siderite1
Malachite1
Rosasite1
Pyrite1
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27963:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
60.9km (37.8 miles) Madison Lead Mine, Madison, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
82.0km (51.0 miles) Mineral Hill Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
91.9km (57.1 miles) Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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