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Galena with Calcite On Dolomite

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Galena with Calcite On Dolomite

ex collection Aidara/Hühne
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Description
Locality: 
Bad Grund, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

Very attractive 'chain' of galena crystals on dolomite. Calcite crystals on the backside.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Galena

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

Calcite

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

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