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Galena & Fluorite

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Galena & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Stotsfieldburn Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, United Kingdom
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 4.6 × 4.3 cm
Description

What a fine combination from Weardale. A base of sharp defined, deep purple and lustrous fluorite that is hosting a perfect cluster of highly lustrous galena at the very top center of the piece with a size of 33mm across.

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

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic