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Schalenblende & Galena

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Schalenblende & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Seilles, Andenne, Namur District, Belgium
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 3.6 × 1.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

Very nice small banded schalenblende with few galena octahedrons.

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

Galena

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