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Galena & Rhodochrosite

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Galena & Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Stan Terg Mine, Trepča, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 10 × 6 cm
Description

Lustrous grey metallic galena crystals hosting clusters creme colored rhodochrosite

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

Rhodochrosite

Formula: 
MnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbánya), Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramureș Co., Romania