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Sphalerite Galena & Quartz

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RBR44142

Sphalerite Galena & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Shizhuyuan Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

A very fine specimen of red sphalerite on a matrix of quartz. The crystals are undamaged with a good crystal of galena nearby. A very good specimen.

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

Quartz

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

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