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Galena & Sphalerite & Boulangerite

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Galena & Sphalerite & Boulangerite

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Description
Locality: 
Dörnberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2.1 × 1.5 cm
Description

Nice galena crystals on sphalerite, dolomite and boulangerite on matrix

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

Boulangerite

Formula: 
Pb5Sb4S11
Strunz: 
2.HC.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
Lead grey
Streak: 
Brownish
Type Locality: 
Molières, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France