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Galena & Pyrite Psm Pyrrhotite & Arsenopyrite

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Galena & Pyrite Psm Pyrrhotite & Arsenopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Stan Terg Mine, Trepča, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Description

Grey metallic galena on pyrite psm after pyrrhotite with arsenopyrite and pyrite crystals

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0