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Galena Psm Pyrrhotite & Siderite

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Galena Psm Pyrrhotite & Siderite

ex G.S. Hildebrandt coll. (GER)
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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 7.3 × 5 cm
Weight: 
582.00gr
Description

Nice 1970s/80s specimen with galena (partly in defined crystals) pseudomorphing/overgrowing pyrrhotite crystals that seem to be have been replaced by pyrite on sulfide matrix, some brownish siderite also present.

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

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Best regards Roger