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Galena & Pyrrhotite

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Galena & Pyrrhotite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.8 × 2.2 cm
Description

Fantastic combination from Dalnegorsk. Lustrous and naturally etched galena accompanied with glossy pyrrhotite. The specimen is 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

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0