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Pyromorphite & Galena On Quartz

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Pyromorphite & Galena On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Pcheloyad Mine, Momchilgrad Obshtina, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.4 × 3.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Description

Very good brown pyromorphite crystals with minor pyrite and some galena on quartz. From a not-so-often offered locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyromorphite

Formula: 
Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Galena

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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