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Stolzite & Quartz

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Stolzite & Quartz

Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Zinnwald, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 5.7 × 4 cm
Description

A historic specimen of bipyramidal Stolzite from Zinnwald, Erzgebirge. Excellent well sized example of that rare Wolframate from the type locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stolzite

Formula: 
Pb(WO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald), Erzgebirge; Krusné Hory Mts, Saxony & Ústí Region (Bohemia; Böhmen; Boehmen), Germany & Czech Republic

Quartz

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