Crocoite - Red Lead Mine, Tasmania

Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia        
10 x 49 x 60mm    xls> 10mm
 
“Jackstraw” type prismatic Crocoite crystals with their distinctive orange – red vibrancy, totally engulfing the earthy matrix of this spectacular representative specimen.
 
Note that the earthy matrix has been specially stabilised at the mine to retain the integrity of the specimen.