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Galena with Sphalerite and Quartz from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

 
Galena with Sphalerite and Quartz from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Galena with Sphalerite and Quartz from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

DESCRIPTION:No. 42962
Mineral:Galena with Sphalerite and Quartz
Locality:Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Description:Cubic and cubo-octahedral gray metallic galena crystals up to 12 mm across over lustrous black sphalerite crystals up to 5 mm with a few transparent colorless quartz crystals up to 11 mm long. Some galena crystals have etched surfaces, others are smooth.
Overall Size:13x8x4 cm
Crystals:2-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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