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Calcite & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Krushev Dol Mine, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 9.5 × 5 cm
Description

Aesthetic and well crystallized, delicate light pink to light orange calcite crystals on matrix. The calcites are grown flat and semicircularly with a considerable diameter of 9 cm. The large crystals show many single highly glossy crystal surfaces and are partially covered with a second generation of calcite. Spinel-twinned galena have also grown on the specimen. They are completely covered with water-clear quartz crystals and small highly glossy calcites. Very nice specimen from this well-known location.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey