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- Alaska Juneau mine, Juneau dist., Juneau Borough, Alaska, United States
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- PbS
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- Cabinet 16x10x8cm
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- ore mineral , sulfide
Large cabinet specimen with veins of Galena and Pyrite in Quartz.
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- Double Rainbow mine, Galena, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, United States
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- PbS
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- SmCabinet 8x6x4.5cm
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- sulfide
Galena from the Black Hills of South Dakota is seldom seen on the market. Only limited quantities were mined from the Double Rainbow mine, an underground silver mine near the town of Galena. This specimen contains thousands of cubo-octahedral crystals to 3mm with some micro Pyrite.
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- Elmo mine, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, United States
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- PbS
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- SmCabinet 9x7x4.5cm
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- sulfide
Galena is a common sulfide, but those of you who love your sulfides, this is a must have specimen since it from a virtually impossible mine to obtain. The crystals are up to 2.5cm. No damage. Personally collected by RJ Waidler in 1970.
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- Bear Hole mine, Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, United States
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- PbS
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- Cabinet 14x10x4.5cm
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- sulfide
Large cabinet specimen personally collected in 1970 by RJ Waidler. It is a practically impossible locality to obtain. The Galena crystals form cubo-octahedrons and are partially covered by bladed, cockscomb Marcasite crystals to 3mm. The matrix is a dark reddish brown Sphaleite. Excellent specimen.
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- Ivigtut mine, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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- PbS
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- SmCabinet 6.5x5x2.5cm
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- sulfide
Nice specimen full of these sulfides in rich occurence with white Cryolite. Excellent locality specimen.
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- Huanzala mine, Huallanca dist., Huánuco, Peru
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- PbS
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- SmCabinet 9x6.5x4cm
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- sulfide
Cabinet specimen with excellent, lustrous Galena cubes to 1.5cm. Amongst the Galena crystals are Chalcopyrite crystals to over 1cm covered by black Sphalerite.