skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE


Specimen: #16292
Locality: 9th Septemvri mine (Deveti Septemvri mine), Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Size: 69mm x 41mm x 30mm
Size description: Small Cabinet
Shipping: USA 12.80, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 18.90, China via UPS 33.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Killer specimen of skeletal Galena sprinkled by Chalcopyrite 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 other forming amazing terraced structures. The faces are matt lustrous. Attractive decoration is yellow Chalcopyrite and Pyrite growing above. In excellent condition – some small nicks.
Exceptional specimen from this closed mine – the only one that makes these structures!



skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE

skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE

skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE

skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE