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Galena & Marcasite

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Galena & Marcasite

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Description
Locality: 
Cimetière Quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur District, Belgium
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.1 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

A sharp and multifaced octahedron of galena accompanied by also sharp crystals of marcasite on brown siderite matrix. The crystals are well developed,  luster is high metallic and the specimen is mostly undamaged. A good specimen from the well known Belgium locality.

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

Marcasite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
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