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Pyrite & Aragonite With Galena

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Pyrite & Aragonite With Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 8 × 10.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Largest is the galena crystal and/or the aragonite aggregate, pyrite up to 5 mm.

Some small rock crystals too. The pyrite has a nice shine and brass color.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Galena

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

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