Crocoite mineral specimen from Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
Image: Frank Coffa
Source: Museum Victoria
Crocoite specimen found in Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
Image: Benjamin Healley
Source: Museum Victoria
Cerussite, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Source: Museum Victoria
The Dundas region in Tasmania, Australia is world-famous for a form of the very rare mineral crocoite (lead chromate).
Large specimens of this vivid orange mineral with splinter-like crystals are found at Dundas.
The unusual local geology brings together rocks rich in chromium and quartz veins rich in lead sulfide.