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Galena, Sphalerite


Galena : PbS, Sphalerite : (Zn,Fe2+)S

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Locality: Wheal Betsy (North Wheal Friendship; Prince Arthur Consols), Mary Tavy, Tavistock District, Devon, England, UK
This is a piece collected from the stream that runs through the site and is 3cm x 4cm with just a little matrix attached and a corner of sphalerite. The pieces are easy to find in the stream as they have developed a yellow surface oxidation and being so dense tend to collect in hollows between bigger boulders.
Chris Popham specimen & photo, Feb 2005


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