skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE octahedron, PYRITE, QUARTZ


Specimen: #9775
Locality: 9th Septemvri mine (Deveti Septemvri mine), Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Size: 59mm x 45mm x 29mm
Size description: Small Cabinet
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Absolutely superb geometry for this Galena specimen. Stacked and aligned Galena overgrowing each other. Excellent parallel growth of cubes and elongated tetragonal prisms on different axes. They consecutively grow one atop another forming amazing skeletal structure. Shiny and light reflective with matt faces. Many cubes have parallel truncated corners. One chunky 17mm Sphalerite octahedron sits in the middle making excellent focal point. One yellow Pyrite and small Quartz crystals add good accent. In good condition – some small nicks.

Excellent display specimen from the only mine that makes these structures!



skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE octahedron, PYRITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE octahedron, PYRITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE octahedron, PYRITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE octahedron, PYRITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE octahedron, PYRITE, QUARTZ