Natural History; Including Fossils, Minerals, & Meteorites

Natural History; Including Fossils, Minerals, & Meteorites

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GALENA WITH DOLOMITE

Lot Closed

November 24, 08:18 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,500 USD

Lot Details

Description

GALENA WITH DOLOMITE

AN AMERICAN MINERAL CLASSIC

Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri U.S.A.


Overall measurements: 6.3 x 5.6 x 3.2 inches (16.0 x 14.1 x 8.0 cm).


Bright silvery-grey cubes of galena on a matrix of dolomite and chalcopyrite. Uncommonly large crystals up to 2 ¾ inches (7 cm).