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Galena & Calcite

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Galena & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Madem-Lakko Mine, Cassandra Mines, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 5.1 × 4 cm
Description

It is extremelly hard to find even tiny crystals of galena from Chalkidiki. This piece is a cluster of very large mainly pentagonal crystals of galena partly covered with calcite.

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

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