Sphalerite and galena. Broken Hill. New South Wales, Australia




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250µm


Sphalerite (light grey, centre bottom) is intergrown with galena (white, centre) with triangular cleavage pits (black, right centre). Dark grey areas are gangue phases. Black areas are polishing pits.


Polished block, plane polarized light, x 80, air



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