Crocoite - Specimen

Locality: Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia

Crocoite is lead chromate, a brilliant orange-to-red mineral. It was first described in 1832 by F. S. Beudant from material found in Siberia's Beresov district. Earlier, in 1797, the French chemist Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin had worked with this Siberian "red lead" and isolated a new element from it: chromium.

Crocoite is rare worldwide, but western Tasmania produces spectacular growths of it. It was first found there in about 1895 at the Heazlewood mine and soon after in abundance at the mines of the Dundas region. Crocoite was once so plentiful that for some years it was mined and used as a flux in the Zeehan smelters. The Adelaide, Red Lead, Dundas Extended and West Comet mines have traditionally produced the most crocoite.

In 2003, crocoite was proclaimed Tasmania's mineral emblem by the then Governor, Sir Guy Green, in recognition of its beauty and rarity.

This one-of-a-kind crocoite mineral specimen from the famous Adelaide Mine in Dundas, Tasmania, Australia is a striking piece, featuring rich red-orange to deep reddish-brown crocoite crystals clustered across a natural matrix, with areas of dark contrasting mineralization and lighter cream-colored matrix visible throughout.

The specimen has an eye-catching sculptural form with many slender, bladed crocoite crystals in different directions, giving it excellent texture and display appeal. Crocoite from the Dundas mining district is highly desirable among collectors because of its vivid color, classic crystal habit, and well-known Australian locality.

Crocoite is commonly associated with vitality, motivation, creativity, confidence, and energetic activation. Its bold red-orange color is often connected with the root, sacral, and solar plexus chakras. Many collectors and metaphysical users view crocoite as a stone of passion, courage, transformation, and inspired action.

Chemical Composition: PbCrO4

Quantity: 1pc
With this product, you will get the actual stone in the photograph.