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Rhodonite & Galena

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Rhodonite & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

Lustrous red rhodonite crystals on galena crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rhodonite

Formula: 
MnSiO3
Strunz: 
9.DK.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kaiser Franz Mine (König Wilhelm Mine), Schävenholz (Schebenholz; Schäbenholz), Elbingerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Galena

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