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Galena & Marcasite On Schalenblende

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Galena & Marcasite On Schalenblende

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Reocín Mine, Reocín, Cantabria, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 5.1 × 1.7 cm
Weight: 
59.00gr
Description

Aggregates of lustrous twinned marcasite crystals, forming clusters of "cockscomb", richly associated to grey galena crystals. Good drusy specimen from this classic European locality, exploited for more than 150 years (1853-2006).

Found ~1985, it is an Ex L.Vazquez specimen.

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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

Marcasite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Schalenblende

Mixture Of: 

Sphalerite

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

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Galena

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

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