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Galena & Calcite

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Galena & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 4.5 × 4.6 cm
Description

Very uncommmon galnea from Bleiberg, usually galena from the locality is strong etched. The sharp termination and the plane faces are remarkale. Also the assemble is very fine, common material shows intergrown crystals, but this one is isolated and framed with very glossy, sharp calcite crystals (var. Kanonenspat). Brownish siderite layer on matrix gives even more contrast to this outstanding specimen.

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

Calcite

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