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Galena With Sphalerite & Tetrahedrite

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Galena With Sphalerite & Tetrahedrite

Ex Dr Winfried Böhmer Collection (Wunstorf, Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Casapalca Mine, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.7 × 5.5 × 5.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.70cm
Description

Gray galena crystals with sphalerite, tetraedrite and pyrite

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

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0