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Galena & Fluorite

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Galena & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 6 × 3 cm
Description

Very lustrous silver-grey galena crystals with small gemmy fluorite crystals.

Attractive specimen from Armin Wendland collection - acquired 1993

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

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic