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Sphalerite & Galena Var Strickblende

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Sphalerite & Galena Var Strickblende

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Description
Locality: 
Schmalgraf Mine, Kelmis, Liège Province, Belgium
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 5.5 × 2.7 cm
Description

An old-time, cut and polished specimen of sphalerite and galena variety strickblende from the famous Schmalgraf Mine.

Found in the 1970s

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Galena

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

Strickblende

Variety Of: 

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
2.5
Hardness: 
0.0

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