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Galena, Fluorite, Sphalerite, Quartz


Galena : PbS, Fluorite : CaF2, Sphalerite : (Zn,Fe2+)S, Quartz : SiO2

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Locality: Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK
Large (30cm+) specimen collected this year from the Boundary Cross Vein, Peter Ward specimen, Bakewell Show 2008.

Large galena cubes with black sphalerites epitaxially overgrowing, with pale yellow fluorite cubes on Quartz.

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