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Sphalerite Galena & Chalcopyrite

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Sphalerite Galena & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Turt Mine, Negrești-Oas, Satu Mare County, Romania
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

Spherical clusters of sphalerite crystals with grey metallic galena crystals and golden chalcopyrite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Chalcopyrite

Formula: 
CuFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0