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Cinnabar Galena & Pyrite

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Cinnabar Galena & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.7 × 7.2 × 6.4 cm
Description

A large, well developed galena crystal set on sparkling tiny pyrite crystals. On galena you can see a assemble of spherical cinnaber - partly grey, party red. This is a very rare specimen, cinnaber is really exceptional for the locality. Out of a famous old collection - old label is included. Ex Thalhammer coll.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cinnabar

Formula: 
HgS
Strunz: 
2.CD.15a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5

Galena

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5