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Galena On Argentopyrite

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Galena On Argentopyrite

ex coll Dr. M. Bayer Freiberg

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Description
Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 1.6 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

On a matrix of xenomorph argentopyrite (confirmed) perches a sharp metallic lustrous crystal of galena as a combination of cube and octahedron. The material came out of the famous silver ore shoot on the 3. level of the Lorenz Stehender vein. Quite rare.

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

Argentopyrite

Formula: 
AgFe2S3
Strunz: 
2.CB.65
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
Grey.
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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