Cerussite on Dolomite Crystals from Morocco

Contributed by: Daniel C. Montero
Date: May 5th, 2026
Locality: Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco (See on Mindat)

Description:
Twinned dipyramidal crystals (cyclic twin) of cerussite on rhombohedral dolomite micro crystals with intense red shortwave UV fluorescence, cerussite is bright, with an intense yellow color under longwave UV and yellow with a little more green under midwave UV on the matrix with aggregates of pink barite crystals and galena that are non-fluorescent. A Moroccan classic.

Originally posted by Daniel C Montero on Nature's Rainbows in 2021.