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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 43258
Mineral:Galena on Galena
Locality:Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Description:Two blocky cubic galena crystals 26 mm across each with a second generation of octahedral galena crystals overgrown on the cubic faces of one of the cubic crystals. The octahedral growth formed complex patterns that are all in parallel orientation.
Overall Size:5x4x3 cm
Crystals:2-26 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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