Greenockite on Quartz
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Greenockite on Quartz
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 7 x 4 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Formula
- CdS (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Emigsville quarry, E. Manchester Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania, United States
- Tagged
- sulfide
An odd-ball locality I thought I would throw at you. This piece with a fine yellowish-gren coating on Quartz. Also, a nice cubo-octahedral pyrite crystal can be seen. Fracture filled occurence.
Greenockite
- Formula
- CdS
- Crystal System
- Hexagonal
- Crystal Habit
- Radial, Encrustations, Colloform
- Cleavage
- Distinct, Imperfect, None
- Luster
- Adamantine - Resinous
- Color
- honey yellow, citron yellow, orange yellow
- Streak
- orange yellow
- Class
- Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Pyramidal
- Fracture
- Uneven
- Hardness
- 3.5-4
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Hess Collection
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