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Cubanite On Galena

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Cubanite On Galena

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Description
Locality: 
St Andreasberg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 3.8 × 3 cm
Description

Analysed cubanite on galena in calcite matrix from the ancient mining district St. Andreasberg. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cubanite

Formula: 
CuFe2S3
Strunz: 
2.CB.55a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Barracanao (Baracoa), Moa-Baracoa District, Mayarí-Baracoa Belt, Holguín Province, Cuba

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Cubanite On Galena