SC302 – Fluorite and Cerussite from the Blanchard Mine, New Mexico, USA

Jun 1, 2020 | Cerussite, Fluorite, Mineral Collection

White fluorite cubes covered by secondary lead minerals, mostly (?) cerussite. The cerussite is powdery white, but it covers a translucent mineral which is not (or weakly so) fluorescent. Biggest fluorite cubes are between 8 and 10 mm in size. In the matrix there are some shiny galena cubes, only partially visible.
Locality: Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA (Mindat)
MinID: DQU-66A
Size: 12 x 10 x 7 cm
Weight:
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Fluorescence spectrum of cerussite under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence spectrum of fluorite under longwave UV light.
Label from John P. Scully.