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GALENA CRYSTAL CUBE

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GALENA CRYSTAL CUBE

GALENA CRYSTAL CUBE showing great shape.  This specimen features superb, cubic formations of Galena aesthetically sitting on a perspex stand.
Galena is a major ore of Lead and Silver.  Excellent location.

Location:
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

Dimensions:
1.9cm x 2.4cm x2.2cm, 62g.

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GALENA CRYSTAL CUBE

GALENA CRYSTAL CUBE

GALENA CRYSTAL CUBE showing great cubic shape.  This specimen features superb, cubic formations of Galena aesthetically sitting on a perspex stand.
Galena is a major ore of Lead and Silver.  Excellent location.

Location:
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

Dimensions:
1.9cm x 2.4cm x2.2cm, 62g.

PbS, Lead Sulfide.

Galena is a common and popular mineral for rock hounds.  Its characteristic cubes, distinctive cleavage and high density make it easy to identify and a favorite in high school geology labs.  The structure of Galena is identical to that of halite, NaCl.  The two minerals have the same crystal shapes, symmetry and cleavage. Some Galena may contain up to 1% silver in place of lead.  The large volume of Galena that is processed for lead produces enough Silver as a by product to make Galena the leading ore of Silver.

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