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Anglesite & Galena

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection; ex-John H. Eicher Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Tintic Standard Mine, Dividend, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4.2 × 2.8 cm
Description

Quite unusual and old specimen from a famous old American mine; polished on several sides, this piece shows anglesite and galena, and is quite an old-time rarity, acquired in the 1930s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Anglesite

Formula: 
PbSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Parys Mountain Copper Mine, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom

Galena

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

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