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Galena and Calcite from Tri-State Lead Mining District, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

 
Galena and Calcite from Tri-State Lead Mining District, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Galena and Calcite from Tri-State Lead Mining District, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Galena and Calcite from Tri-State Lead Mining District, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Galena and Calcite from Tri-State Lead Mining District, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Galena and Calcite from Tri-State Lead Mining District, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

DESCRIPTION:No. 69667
Mineral:Galena and Calcite
Locality:Tri-State Lead Mining District, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow calcite crystals to 34 mm with cubic gray-metallic galena crystals to 20 mm on light-gray chert. The calcite crystals are hexagonal form with rhombohedral termination faces, known as nailhead habit. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection #2873; collected ca. 1950
Overall Size:13x8x5.5 cm
Crystals:2-38 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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