AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Galena (Spinel-law twins) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 32199 |
Mineral: | Galena (Spinel-law twins) |
Locality: | Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri |
Description: | Two intersecting groups of twinned crystals of metallic galena. The crystals are flattened, pseudo-hexagonal form exhibiting Spinel-law twinning with distinct twin planes visible around the outer edges. Minor pyrite on the bottom. |
Overall Size: | 27x27x23 mm |
Crystals: | 27 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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