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Galena & Pyrargyrite

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Galena & Pyrargyrite

with antique labels
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 6.5 × 5.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

A wonderful old Freiberg specimen with two beautiful old labels:

Grey metalic galena crystals with crystallized masses of pyrargyrite on siderite crystals.

Attractive specimen from Wolfgang Schneider collection.

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

Pyrargyrite

Formula: 
Ag3SbS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Hardness: 
2.5
Labels
Label Images - only: Galena & Pyrargyrite
Label Images - only: Galena & Pyrargyrite