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GALENA

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A large specimen of lustrous truncated Galena showing beautiful cleavage.  A very collectable classic metal specimen with cubic crystal form.  Featuring imperfect hexagonal crystal shapes with flat tops also stunning glossy reflective faces.  Galena is a major ore of Lead and Silver.  Hard to photograph showing the true beauty of this specimen, a few pics outside and a few more inside.  This is possibly the best Galena specimen we have sold online.    This is a large stand out piece.

Location:
Borieva Mine, Madan, Bulgaria.

Dimensions:
11.8cm x 9.1cm x 9.7cm, 2675g.

PbS or (Pb,Ag,As,Sb,Cu)S.

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GALENAGalena

A large specimen of lustrous Galena showing beautiful crystals.  A very collectable classic metal specimen with cubic crystal form.  Featuring imperfect hexagonal crystal shapes with flat tops also stunning glossy reflective faces.  Galena is a major ore of Lead and Silver.  Hard to photograph showing the true beauty of this specimen, a few pics outside and a few more inside.  This is possibly the best Galena specimen we have sold online.  This is a large stand out piece.

Location:
Borieva Mine, Madan, Bulgaria.

Dimensions:
11.8cm x 9.1cm x 9.7cm, 2675g.

PbS or (Pb,Ag,As,Sb,Cu)S.

Is the primary ore mineral of lead. Worked for its lead content as early as 3000 BC, it is found in ore veins with sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, tennantite-tetrahedrite, etc.  and in skarns, as well as in sedimentary rocks where it may replace carbonate beds or be deposited in pore spaces.  The crystals are bright when fresh but often tarnish after exposure to air and especially when people touch it.  Lead sulfide may contain impurities, such as silver, arsenic, antimony, and copper.

Weight850 g
Dimensions7 × 11 × 8 cm

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