skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ


Specimen: #15427
Locality: 9th Septemvri mine (Deveti Septemvri mine), Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Size: 49mm x 38mm x 35mm
Size description: Miniature
Shipping: USA 12.80, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 18.90, China via UPS 33.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Superb skeletal Galena on Sphalerite and Quartz base from 9th Septemvri mine, Madan ore field, Bulgaria. Very attractive and geometrical arrangement of stacked and aligned Galena overgrowing each other. Excellent parallel growth of cubes and elongated tetragonal prisms on different axes. They grow one atop another forming amazing terraced structure. The faces are matt. Black Sphalerite and small Quartz crystals are seen too. Displays aesthetically all over 360 degree. In good condition – some small nicks and contacts.
Neat specimen from this closed mine – the only one that makes these structures!



skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ