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Galena with Sphalerite

#DO46103
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Galena from Picher, Tri-State Dist., Oklahoma, United States - DO46103
Galena from Picher, Tri-State Dist., Oklahoma, United States - DO46103

Galena with Sphalerite

#DO46103
Availability
Sold
Size
6 x 6 x 4.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
PbS (RRUFF)
Locality
Picher, Tri-State Dist., Oklahoma, United States
Tagged
sulfide

I don't think Mother Nature couldn't have put this specimen together any better than this. Not only does it sit well, but from any angle you turn it, it's a fine specimen. Not to mention the fact that the largest Galena cube is perched nicely on top. The crystal is 2 x 2 x 2.5cm with one corner showing a 111 face. The base is a cluster of six or seven smaller crystals. The Sphalerite is ruby red and are well-defined individual crystals from 2 to 4mm. It is obviously old, from one of the most important historic mining districts in the USA. 

Galena

Formula
PbS 
Crystal System
Isometric 
Crystal Habit
Euhedral Crystals, Massive - Granular, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
light lead gray, dark lead gray 
Streak
grayish black 
Class
Isometric - Hexoctahedral 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
2.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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Don Owens Collection
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