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Sphalerite Galena Baryte & Quartz

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Sphalerite Galena Baryte & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 7.7 × 4.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Small Ruby Sphalerite crystals cover this fine combination specimen from the Nentsberry Haggs Mine.  Also present are Baryte plates up to 3mm across, a couple 1cm galena crystals, micro quartz plates and ankerite crystals randomly scattered across this complex piece for colour.  There is also a Baryte “Natural Bridge” that arches over the Ruby Sphalerites—very nice.  I collected this in the late-1980s when the Mine was still accessible. 

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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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