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Schalenblende Sphalerite & Galena

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Schalenblende Sphalerite & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Olkusz Mine, Malopolskie, Poland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 6 × 0.5 cm
Weight: 
69.00gr
Description

A beautiful specimen of "schalenblende" from Olkusz, Poland. This is a combination of galena, sphalerite, marcasite, and wurtzite which is rather dull-looking when rough, but when polished it reveals gorgeous colors and highly detailed patterns. Polished 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schalenblende

Mixture Of: 

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
2.5

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Galena

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

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

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