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Fluorite & Galena

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Fluorite & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Corvara Mine, Pénnes Valley, Sarentino Valley, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3 × 3.5 cm
Description

A floater consisting of undamaged fluorite and 3 crystals of galena on top. A  second generation of small quartz crystals have grown on larger, older ones.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Galena

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

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