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Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.5 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Description

A classic example of galena forming cuboctahedrons from Siegerland mining district.

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