Crocoite
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Crocoite is a mineral consisting of lead chromate, PbCrO4, and crystallizing in the monoclinic crystal system. It is identical in composition with the artificial product chrome yellow used as a paint
Crocoite from Dundas, Tasmania
Specimen from the Red Lead Mine, Tasmania, Australia
Crocoite from Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia
Crystal intergrowth
Tasmania
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Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 kilometres to the south of the Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Ta
Crocoite
…Crocoite Crocoite from Dundas, Tasmania General Category Chromate minerals Formula Lead Chromate PbCrO4 IMA symbol Crc Strunz classification 7.FA.20 Crystal system Monoclinic Crystal class…
Tasmania from space
Tessellated pavement, a rare rock formation on the Tasman Peninsula
1807 engraving by French explorer Charles Alexandre Lesueur shows seafaring Aboriginal people and a large canoe on the eastern shore of Schouten Island.
Tasmania is named after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, the first European to sight the island, in 1642.