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Schalenblende & Dolomite

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Schalenblende & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Reocín Mine, Reocín, Cantabria, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 4 × 1.3 cm
Weight: 
34.00gr
Description

Very interesting specimen of schalenblende where you can see the concentric formations, on the other side there is a lot of sphalerite crystals on dolomite crystals. Truly a classic from this famous Spanish site.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schalenblende

Mixture Of: 

Sphalerite

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

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Galena

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

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