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Galena & Pyrite On Wurtzite

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Galena & Pyrite On Wurtzite

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Description
Locality: 
Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14 × 12.4 × 4 cm
Description

Galena crystals and small pyrite on wurzite matrix, collected in the 30`s of last century.

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia