Watch a video of this specimen by following the Vimeo link below: https://vimeo.com/1118563788/3190c5d2b0 Twinned cerussite crystal from Tsumeb, Namibia—the world's most significant locality for exceptional cerussite specimens. This piece features a 3-branched snowflake formation with the principal crystal, is remarkably thick, displaying attractive champagne coloration and darker internal phantoms. Lustrous surfaces throughout and in excellent condition with no damage. A fine representative example from this legendary mine. Ex coll. Jean-Louis Gérard. J-L. Gérard was a collector with many interests, ranging from maritime objects to paintings, and from antique scientific instruments to minerals! Over several decades of collecting, he gathered tens of thousands of items in his family estate located in the Loir Valley. The recent sale of the estate and the collections was a major event.