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Galena & Quartz

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Madan, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Dark and highly lustrous crystals of galena which are nicely accompanied with bright white quartz. The galena shows super fine patterns along the sharp and geometrical faces and the contrast is also super eye-catching. Specimen is even developed as a floater.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White