20RC34 Cerussite
Mfouati Area, Bouenza Dept., Republic of Congo
4.2x 3.8x 3.5 cm
$350
A beautiful example o smoky cerussite from recent finds at Mfouati. This is a particularly sharp and well formed single crystal
This location sits atop a hill that was worked for ore from the 60's to 80's by French and Soviet mining enterprises. Today the mine is long abandoned and only concrete ruins remain, but local entrepreneurs continue to work the site for specimens. Sadly, given the delicate nature of this species and the somewhat rough extraction methods, few pieces survive in as good condition.
