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Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Schmitt Quarry, Altenmittlau, Spessart, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 5.1 × 4.7 cm
Weight: 
229.00gr
Description

Nice gloater cluster of interpenetrated galena crystals with the surface altered probably to cerussite (it shows a yellow fluorescence under UV light). It still holds the crust around, that could be cleaned, by I prefer to keep it as it is.

The given locality is Altenmittlau, and I am told that it is probably from the Schmitt quarry. Specimen of a Dutch collection, built in the 1960’s - 1990’s.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

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

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