Description
This crocoite is from the famous Red Lead Mine in the Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia. This operation was a silver-lead mine that produced world class specimens during mining. Crocoite is a chromate that contains the elements Pb, Cr, and O. Specimens from this locale are highly sort after. This specimen consists of a goethite oxide matrix that hosts crusts clusters and prismatic crystals of crocoite on the display surface.The crystals have a red color and a glistening vitreous luster. This piece measures 2 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 inches or 50 x 41 x 35 mm.
