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Galena & Dolomite

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Galena & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Description

Grey metallic galena crystals with creme colored dolomite crystals on matrix

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White