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Galena & Cerussite

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Description
Locality: 
Glentogher Mine, County Donegal, Irish Republic (Eire)
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.8 × 1.2 cm
Description

Dolomite and galena matrix with octohedral galena crystals and small cerussite crystals scattered across them. The ore at this locality consisted mostly of interstitial galena and crystals are very rare.

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

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy

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