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Boulangerite & Calcite

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Boulangerite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Rosebery Mine, Rosebery District, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 3.4 × 2.3 cm
Description

Acicular metallic black crystals of boulangerite from the Rosebery Mine. Many of the boulangerite crystals have pierced clear calcite rhombs, this is a rich and interesting specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Boulangerite

Formula: 
Pb5Sb4S11
Strunz: 
2.HC.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
Lead grey
Streak: 
Brownish
Type Locality: 
Molières, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
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