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Galena Marcasite Calcite On Baryte

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Galena Marcasite Calcite On Baryte

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Stefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.4 × 2.1 cm
Weight: 
73.00gr
Description

Nice small specimen from famous stefanie mine. The galena grown in cuboctahedrons. Calcite built up nice, translucent white crystals and marcasite small cluster. All grown up on white lamellar baryte.

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

Marcasite

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Baryte

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