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Galena On Quartz & Rhodochrosite

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Galena On Quartz & Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Renison Bell Mine, North Dundas, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm
Description

Cuboctahedral galena crystals to 1.1 cm on a matrix of quartz and pinkish tan flattened rhombs of rhodochrosite. For Australia these are very good galena crystals and overall a nice handspecimen from a deposit that has been mined since the 1890's.

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

Quartz

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

Rhodochrosite

Formula: 
MnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbánya), Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramureș Co., Romania
Earthstones Australia

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