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Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Borieva Mine, Madan, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.8 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Lustrous steel gray galenite on a greenish matrix, which gives a good contrast. Most crystals are undamaged, some look like they are molten.

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