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Galena

ex collection J. Höppner, ex Christian Bracke
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Monteneve Mine, Passiria Valley, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2 × 1.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.80cm
Description

Very odd shaped skeletal galena crystal (a pseudomorph? - maybe after calcite?) with 'molten' looking outer surfaces.

This is not a fake, like the material from Madan.

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

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