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Galena & Calcite

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Galena & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Madan, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.3 × 2.1 cm
Description

Lustrous nailhead calcite crystals in an attractive little spray sitting nicely  on galena of the "melted" form found at this locality and much sought after.

A nice little display.

 

Condition
General: 
Fair - locality specimen
Main Display: 
Fair - some peripheral damage
Lustre: 
See description
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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Provenance
Peter Crozier Minerals