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This particular material is from the Block 14 Opencut Mine Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. This specimen weighs 50g and measures 4.5cm x 3cm x 2cm.

Broken Hill is a city in the far west region of outback New South Wales, Australia. An inland mining city, it is near the border with South Australia. The town is prominent in Australia's mining, industrial relations and economic history after the discovery of silver, lead, zinc ore led to the opening of various mines, thus establishing Broken Hill's recognition as a prosperous mining town well into the 1990s. Despite experiencing a slowing economic situation into the late 1990s and 2000s, Broken Hill itself was listed on the National Heritage Lost in 2015 and remains Australia's longest running mining town.

Cerussite:-

Cerussite, a Lead Carbonate mineral, also know as white Lead Ore, was named in 1845 by Wilhelm Karl von Haidinger from the Latin, cerussa, meaning "white lead." Cerussite is usually found in the oxidized zone of Lead ore deposits where Lead ions are leached out and react with carbonate-rich solutions to form Cerussite crystals. It is a common weathering product of Galena and other Lead ore minerals.

Cerussite belongs to the Aragonite group and like Aragonite the crystals are frequently twinned. The mineral is usually colorless or white, sometimes grey or greenish in tint and varies from transparent to translucent with an adamantine lustre. The high Lead content gives Cerussite a brilliant sparkle and a high density.

One notable characteristic of Cerussite is its high dispersion, which gives it exceptional fire or rainbow-like colours when viewed under certain lighting conditions. This property makes Cerussite a desirable mineral among collectors and gem enthusiasts.