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Bustamite In Galena

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Bustamite In Galena

Ex J & S Mommers Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Blackwood Opencut, MMM Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2.8 × 1.7 cm
Description

A bright gemmy red bustamite crystal in a galena matrix from Blackwoods Opencut, collected by seller in the mid 1990's

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bustamite

Formula: 
CaMn2+(Si2O6)
Strunz: 
9.DG.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Galena

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

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