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Galena & Sphalerite

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Galena & Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Rosenhof Mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.7 × 1.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Lustrous intergrown galena crystals up to 1 cm associated with small black sphalerite crystals on a brown siderite matrix. A nice German classic.

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
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