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Quartz Sphalerite & Galena

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Quartz Sphalerite & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
6 × 10 × 6.5 cm
Weight: 
550.00gr
Description

Massive galena with some crystal covered by quartz and sphalerite on top. Specimen found on the 29 th december 1996.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Galena

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

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