Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Dundasite is a rare lead aluminium carbonate mineral. The mineral is named after the type locality Dundas Tasmania Australia. The mineral was first discovered in the Adelaide Proprietary Mine. Dundasite was first described by William Frederick Petterd in 1893.Dundasite is an uncommon secondary mineral occurring in the oxidized zone of lead ore deposits. It commonly overgrows crocoite. It may also be overgrown by yellow cerussite.
