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Cerussite & Galena

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Cerussite & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Diepenlinchen Mine, Mausbach, Stolberg, Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.1 × 1.8 cm
Description

Cerussite and galena in/on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy

Galena

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