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Sphalerite & Galena

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FRN94604

Sphalerite & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Shizhuyuan Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6.8 × 2.5 cm
Description

Plenty of cubo-octahedral of galena crystals with size up to 0.8cm scattered on the matrix associated with beautiful, gemmy brownish-red sphalerite crystals with size up to over 1cm.
The matrix is covered with delicate white crystal clusters. Need mention there is a small pocket on the matrix full of large shinny sphalerite crystals, hard to show its glory from the photo, you can only see the edge of the crystals from the photo.
This specimen was collected in 1990 by an Geography Teacher on his field trip.

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
Oriental Minerals