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Galena Var Strickblende & Sphalerite

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Galena Var Strickblende & Sphalerite

ex coll. Meier, Gera
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Description
Locality: 
Saint-Paul Mine, Welkenraedt, Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

Galena variety Strickblende or "knitted galena" with sphalerite and marcasite.

Very good and rare historic specimen from the 19th century.

Ex collection Meier in Gera, Saxony

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

Strickblende

Variety Of: 

Galena

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

Sphalerite

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

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