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Galena (distorted crystals) with Chalcopyrite on Quartz from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

 
Galena (distorted crystals) with Chalcopyrite on Quartz from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Galena (distorted crystals) with Chalcopyrite on Quartz from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

DESCRIPTION:No. 38497
Mineral:Galena (distorted crystals) with Chalcopyrite on Quartz
Locality:Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Description:Gray metallic galena crystals up to 14 mm with yellow metallic chalcopyrite crystals up to 6 mm on quartz crystals up to 10 mm. The galena crystals did not form the usual cubic crystals, but are compressed on one axis, and have octahedral corner faces.
Overall Size:9x6x4 cm
Crystals:2-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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