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Galena from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

 
Galena from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Galena from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Galena from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

DESCRIPTION:No. 35228
Mineral:Galena
Locality:Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Description:Parallel group of gray metallic galena crystals with a complex sphalerite crystal in one corner. The galena crystals are cubic crystal form with octahedral corner faces. The crystal surfaces show a slight curvature (distortion). Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:5x5x4 cm
Crystals:5-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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