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Sphalerite & Galena

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Sphalerite & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
North Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 1.8 × 1.3 cm
Description

A cluster of spongy metallic gunmetal grey galena crystals with a coating of cream coloured sphalerite on which a number of small sphalerite crystals have formed. This material is refered to locally as secondary galena and sphalerite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey
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