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Hemimorphite Baryte & Galena

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Hemimorphite Baryte & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Stefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.4 × 5.5 × 3.8 cm
Description

A matrix of galena and barite is grown over with hemimorphite.

Very aesthetic specimen and good quality from this famous Austrian location!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hemimorphite

Formula: 
Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BD.10
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Băiţa Mining District (Baita Bihor; Rézbánya), Nucet, Bihor Co., Romania

Baryte

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey