Interconnected Crocoite Needles
Collection
John Betts - Fine Minerals
Description
Dense mass of interconnected prismatic orange Crocoite crystals with remnants of Limonite gossan on the bottom. The Crocoite crystals are lustrous and have a square cross-section. The specimen formed in a cavity with many similar crystals intersecting in many directions resulting in few or no complete terminations.
Locality
Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
Dimensions
20 x 17 x 15 mm.
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