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Galena & Sphalerite

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Galena & Sphalerite

Ex J & S Mommers Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 2.4 × 2.4 cm
Description

A fine specimen of galena on sphalerite from the famous Creede mining district in Colorado. The piece comprises a single skeletal 5.3cm cuboctahedral crystal with several smaller crystals which are relatively sharp and have a metallic grey matte luster on a crystalline sphalerite matrix

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

Sphalerite

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