Specimen #2231

Name: Galena

Type: Mineral

Locality: Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 10 x 6 x 5 cm.

Weight:

Acquired: 2011-03-15

Source: John Betts

Label: N

Comment: Rectangular metallic galena crystal 80 mm across with three faces overgrown with smaller cuboctahedral galena crystals to 40mm plus remnants of white calcite in areas. The smaller galena crystals appear to be at 45° to the underlying large crystal. Scattered damage to the crystal edges throughout.

Minerals: Galena (PbS)

There are 3 pictures on file

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Galena, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia - 10 x 6 x 5 cm.

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Galena, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia - 10 x 6 x 5 cm.

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Galena, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia