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Schalenblende & Marcasite

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Schalenblende & Marcasite

ex Jos Hens collection

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Description
Locality: 
Seilles, Andenne, Namur District, Belgium
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.2 × 4.5 × 2.1 cm
Description

A very nice specimen with high lustrous marcasite crystals on multi-colored schalenblende. With old label from Jos.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schalenblende

Mixture Of: 

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
2.5

Marcasite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5