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Galena Var Steinmannite

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Galena Var Steinmannite

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Description
Locality: 
Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.2 × 6.5 × 5.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
454.00gr
Description

Steinmannite is a variety of Galena from Pribram with part of the lead replaced with antimony and arsenic. This example shows highly lustrous crystals up to 5 mm with pyrite-coated Sphalerite and sharp Dolomites on a quartz-covered vein.

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

Steinmannite

Variety Of: 

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
2.5