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Galena (float) from unnamed cave on Merrimec (Meramec) River, (Sullivan County?), Missouri

 
Galena (float) from unnamed cave on Merrimec (Meramec) River, (Sullivan County?), Missouri

Galena (float) from unnamed cave on Merrimec (Meramec) River, (Sullivan County?), Missouri

DESCRIPTION:No. 52082
Mineral:Galena (float)
Locality:unnamed cave on Merrimec (Meramec) River, (Sullivan County?), Missouri
Description:Heavy mass of weathered cubic galena crystals found in a cave where it had weathered from surrounding limestone. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection, employed by St. Joseph Lead Co. 1948-1951 at the Bonne Terre Mine, collected in 1950
Overall Size:11x7x5 cm
Crystals:15-45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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